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Flying figures

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.
ArtBecause of western influences, paintings at Kyauktawgyi depict gods/hermits flying together with Cupid. Flower and flora patterns consist of Acantus leaves of western style. The langscape of the mountain at the background is also strongly related to western arts.
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