Sutra cabinet
Teak wood, thayo, mirrored glass, stones, lacquer, gold Konbaung period, 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC. 817
Cabinet
This sutra cabinet is made up of a chest on two stands. Such cabinets were used in monasteries to store palm-leaf manuscripts and were often elaborately decorated in relief moulded lacquer (thayo) and gilt, giving the impression of carved wood.
