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Wooden sculpture of four Devaduttas

Keywords : Shwezigon, Theravada Buddhism, Devaduttas

Site common nameShwezigon
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageNyaung U
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.195278
Long : 94.893889

ArtIn Mandalay art, each temple is normally decorated with wooden dolls telling the Buddha life and stories such as the four stages of life : the elderly, the sick, the dead and the monk. These sculptures usually appear in the set and they are realistic showing the wrinkles of the body and distended body. This relaistic aspect is another developmental step of Myanmese sculpture as well as showing the western influence.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMandalay
Age24-25 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefThe popular scence that are craved into wooden dolls including Vithurabandit, Vessandon and the four stages of life.

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