Ok Kwet, a Food Offering Vessel to a Monastery
17" High x 14"Diameter Please refer to the Lacquerware description on the previous page. Ok Kwet is a Burmese Lacquered Food Offering Vessel used by well-off families to present food offerings to a monastery. There are 7 layers for food storage. The base would have held rice. The other covers & trays held curry-like accompaniments. The bowl or lid on top was used for drinking water. It is probably from Prome or Pagan. There are a few rough spots from use over time.
Probably 19th century.
Handcrafted in Burma
Ok Kwet, Monastery Offering Vessel
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