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Mural depicting Stupa

Keywords :

Site common nameKyauktawgyi
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityAmarapura
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.894167
Long : 96.064722

History of productionKing Pakanmin ordered the construction of Kyauktawgyi at Amarapura as a replica of Anada Chedi in Phukam. However, paintings inside the Chedi are completely different from those in Anada Chedi.
ArtIn Amarapura Mandalay art or the late Kabong period, realism became more popular because of western incluences. As a result, paintings of real Chedi were painted to indicate the city where it belongs. Also, realistic shading and perspective landscape represent changes in thoughts of artists in this period as well.
Art periodAmarapura-Mandalay
Age24th Century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali