Myanmar 28 From Sagaing to Monywa

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Myanmar
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From Sagaing to Monywa
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Monywa is a city in Sagaing Region, Myanmar,
located 136 km northwest of Mandalay on the
eastern bank of the River Chindwin. River
transport on the Chindwin has always been
important as it is navigable for 640 km
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There are in Myanmar ten traditional arts, called
pan sè myo. In addition to the traditional arts
are silk weaving, pottery, tapestry making,
gemstone engraving, and gold leaf making
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MOLDING the raw pot.  Many potters in Burma still
utilize a kickwheel or hand-turned wheel.  The
potter put a certain amount of RAW CLAY on the
kickwheel and try to get the shape she wants by
one hand while turning the base by another hand
or by feet
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This particular step is called TRIMMING where the
potter uses a wooden paddle to beat the pots to
to smooth and make it thinner. A small clay tool
called an anvil is held inside the pot so it does
not collapse. The anvil is dipped in sand now and
again so it does not stick to the inside of the
pot
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Beating out a water pot
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Pottery, earthenware as well as glazed, is still
in common use in households in Myanmar Burmese
households.  Most are in the forms of cooking
pots, flower pots, drinking water pots and
storage pots
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DRYING process is just a simple step.  The pots
are being exposed to the ambient room temperature
to occur the dehydration of the moisture in the
raw clay
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The pots are fired in an open area, with wood,
grass and possibly old broken pots piled around
them  This step can be referred to as FIRING
process It is to make the pots free from WATER
and MOISTURE content
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The final step is called FINISHING or BAKING. 
Yes, the potters bake the pots inside a kiln.  It
is a cross-draft kiln, beehive-shaped with a
domed roof, made of unfired bricks and mud with a
sloping floor. There is no division between the
fire and firing chamber.  The kiln is supported
at each side by a high brick wall and each is
protected by a bamboo roof. The baking
temperature is probably about 1,000C
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• There are 10 traditional arts, called pan sè myo,
  listed as follows
• 1. Panbe (the art of blacksmith)
• 2. Panbu (the art of sculpture)
• 3. Pantain (the art of gold and silver smith)
• 4. Pantin (the art of bronze casting)
• 5. Pantaut (the art of making floral designs
  using masonry)
• 6. Panyan (the art of bricklaying and masonry)
• 7. Pantamault (the art of sculpting with stone)
• 8. Panpoot (the art of turning designs on the
  lathe)
• 9. Panchi (the art of painting)
• 10. Panyun (the art of making lacquer ware)
• In addition to the traditional arts are silk
  weaving, pottery, tapestry making, gemstone
  engraving, and gold leaf making.

Colonial Burmese Silver Bowl
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The art of Pantain (gold or silver smith) means
that making items of gold or silver.
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Silver smith is the art of making prize-cup,
drinking bowl, receptacle bowl, shield and belt.
Gold smith is the art of making ear-plug,
ear-drops and ear-ring
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Myanmars traditional arts and crafts artistic
creation of gold and silver wares comes under the
genre (ba-dain) art of making items in gold or
silver
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Bangle decorated with Pyinsarupa, Museum Yangon
British Museum
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Silver bowl, Burma - late 19th century
According to the crystal palace chronicles,
during the reign of King Anawrahta the relics of
Buddha and the three repositories of Buddhist
scriptures were brought to Bagan from Suvunna
Boumi, the mon capital, along with them came mon
artisans and works of mon arts and crafts, gold
and silverware etc. Going further back into the
past, we find Pyu silver works of art discovered
from the mounts of old shrines of Sri Ksetra
An example currently displayed in the British
Museum
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Silversmiths workshop Ywahtaung village (home of
the silversmiths' guilds)
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Near Sagaing is a village named Ywahtaung which
is the center of silversmith craftsmen. They are
well-known for their engraving of beautiful
figures and scenes and for their silversmith
skills. Here you can see silver workers producing
bowls and other silver items by traditional
methods
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The Chinthe is a form of a mythical lion. In
Myanmar legends, lions are noted for their
bravery thus considered as the best guardians for
religious shrines
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Myanmar's rivers and streams as well as various
mines have been producing precious metals for
centuries. There are no big gold mines but there
are two silver mines in Myanmar, one near Namtu
Town in Northern Shan State and another called
Baw Saing, in the Southern Shan State near
Pindaya. Chronicles record that the Baw Saing
mines had been worked since 1426
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It takes years of experience and dedication to
work in silver but judging by the amount produced
in Myanmar from all over the country there seems
no lack of talent for the present or for the
future
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To polish the silver, the fruit of a certain type
of acacia is boiled in water, and the silverware
washed in the resulting soapy water with a hard
brush. Sometimes soot is applied to some areas so
that the embossed figures stand out. Although the
process is slow and must be done carefully, the
silversmiths however take pride in their work,
content to produce works of quality.
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Creating silverware had been with Myanmar for the
past one thousand two hundred years, and judging
from the workmanship of the silverware that
belong to those early years, it is indeed
something for the Myanmars to crow about
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As in all crafts, apprenticeship starts early in
boyhood, first by working at the atelier merely
fetching and carrying for about a year or two,
during which the master judges if the boy has any
promise
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Then he is allowed to do more important work,
still basically fetching and carrying or working
the bellows and would not be allowed to use the
tools as yet
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He practised drawing, beginning with the 'Kanote'
design, the first of the four basic Myanmar
patterns. Kanote means flower and next comes
Nari, human figures Kappi, monkey and Gazza,
elephant
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Akka headdress
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Burmese traditional scenes
Burmese bracelet
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Burmese Silver Teapot early 20th century
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Burmese Silver Bowl
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Burmese Pierced Bowl, Late 19th century
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Burmese Cream jug - late 19th century
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On the road to Monywa
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Monywa is a major centre for trade and commerce
and for agricultural produce from the surrounding
Chindwin valley, especially beans, orange, pulses
and jaggery (palm sugar)
Monywa Beautiful lake and bridge
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The name Monywa comes from "Mon" meaning "cake or
snack food" and "Ywa" which is the Myanmar word
for village
There is a legend which says that in the old days
a Myanmar king fell in love with a seller of
cakes from this town and made her his queen. The
original name some say is Mon - thema- ywa or
"Village of the woman cake seller". There has
been a big village at Monywa from the Bagan
Period. The classical name for Monywa is
Thalawadi. The chronicles mention that Monywa was
one of the places where King Alaungphayar
encamped for the night on his campaign to Manipur
in 1758. During the Myanmar kings' time Monywa
remained just a big village as the administrative
centre for the region was at Ahlon. It was only a
year after the Annexation of 1886 that Monywa
became the Headquarters of the Lower Chindwin
District. In the last few years with the
legalizing of the border trade with India, Monywa
has grown into a bustling trading
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Bogyoke (General) Aung San (1915 1947) was a
Burmese revolutionary, nationalist, founder of
the modern Burmese army (Tatmadaw), and
considered to be the Father of modern-day Burma.
He was responsible for bringing Burma's
independence from British colonial rule in Burma,
but was assassinated six months before
independence. He is recognized as the leading
architect of independence, and the founder of the
Union of Burma. Affectionately known as "Bogyoke"
(General), Aung San is still widely admired by
the Burmese people, and his name is still invoked
in Burmese politics to this day. Aung San had a
daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a Burmese
politician and the recipient of a Nobel Peace
Prize
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Monywa Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda dating from the 14th
century, famous for its magnificent architecture.
The 33 meters high Buddha Image is sticked by
gold foils
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Monywa Shwezigon Paya
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Monywa Shwezigon Paya
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Monywa Shwezigon Paya
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Monywa Shwezigon Paya
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Monywa Government Technical College
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Aung San Suu Kyi, 2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi, 2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi, 2012
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Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San
Suu Kyi dance before the start of a public rally
with her attendance in front of Letpadaung mine
in Monywa town, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday,
Nov. 29, 2012
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Sound Hlaing Win Maung - Serene
mountain scenary