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Deva on the ceiling

Keywords : Ananda, Amarapura, Kyauk Taw Gyi, King Paganmin

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.
ArtPaintings at Kyauktawgyi depict prominent Thai Influences in many aspects especially the Thai-style gods and giant faces, which show a clear pattern of Thai classical masked ballet. It is possible that these paintings were painted by Thai artists who were brought to Myanmar when they took over Ayutthaya.
PeriodHistorical Period
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