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The Great Departure of Several Previous Buddha
Monywa
PaintingThe Great Departure of Several Previous Buddha

Nyaungyan mural is characterized by the red tone background and the devoid of perspective. The figure is so cartoon-liked and the space aroud thefiguer is filled by the motifs. The scenes are divided by the multi-arched cloud-liked edge. Sometime the narration are fixed be the elongate palm-leave-liked register.

Huge Buddha
Bagan
PaintingHuge Buddha

The painting of large Buddha images to cover the whole wall appears to be preferences in the art of Kongbong dynasty of Pegan school of art. The spreading arms and the cloth extended to the abdomen are distinctive features of arts in after Pegan period.

Buddha Life : Sattamahasthana
Bagan
PaintingBuddha Life : Sattamahasthana

The paintings here appear to be drawings on cremy background. The Lord Buddha wears two-layered cloth on his left shoulder: the short one and the long one. This is an important feature of Post-Pegan art period.

Buddha Life : Sattamahasthana
Bagan
PaintingBuddha Life : Sattamahasthana

The paintings here appear to be drawings on cremy background. The Lord Buddha wears two-layered cloth on his left shoulder: the short one and the long one. This is an important feature of Post-Pegan art period.

Previous Buddhas and Their Great Departures
Bagan
PaintingPrevious Buddhas and Their Great Departures

Paintings in the early Kongbong are similar to those of Nyongyan. The distinctive feature is the use of hot-shading color with green color. There is no landscape. x The drawings are simple similar to drawing cartoons in the present time. Each picture is seperated by connected curves called “Sintao”. Empty space is filled with flora patterns. Sometimes pictures are drawn in long strips similar to pictures on ancient palm leave manuscripts. However, a high crown of Thai style shows that these paintings were painted after Ayutthaya was taken for the second time.

Previous Buddhas and Their Great Departures
Bagan
PaintingPrevious Buddhas and Their Great Departures

Paintings in the early Kongbong are similar to those of Nyongyan. The distinctive feature is the use of hot-shading color with green color. There is no landscape. x The drawings are simple similar to drawing cartoons in the present time. Each picture is seperated by connected curves called “Sintao”. Empty space is filled with flora patterns. Sometimes pictures are drawn in long strips similar to pictures on ancient palm leave manuscripts. However, a high crown of Thai style shows that these paintings were painted after Ayutthaya was taken for the second time.

Drawing depicting Kyauktawgyi
Amarapura
SculptureDrawing depicting Kyauktawgyi

During the period of Amarapura and Mandalay art, the western-influenced realism played an important role in Burmese murals. The picture of Kyauktawkyi was therefore drawn here ford depicting the city of Amarapura itself. The volume of the temple and the landscape at the background are accurate in accordance with the perspective.

Mural depicting Stupa
Amarapura
PaintingMural depicting Stupa

In 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.