Asian Antiques from Burma (Myanmar)

December 29th, 2018

We recently returned from a trip to Burma and visited the markets and antique shops of Yangon. Predictably, we found that the availability of genuine antiques has diminished significantly since our last visit. Long gone are the days of seeing tables and shelves filled with exotic offerings from Burma’s past including opium weights, bronze bells, lacquerware, Nat spirit statues, architectural pieces, Buddhist art and various other fascinating objet d’art.

We did manage to bring back a small collection of artifacts including a particularly charming Nat spirit wooden statue, well known to the Burmese as Mei Wunna, the flower-eating ogress of Mount Popa, along with a few antique bronze bells, a beautifully decorated antique lacquerware kun-it, a rare antique tattoo pen and a small collection of the much sought after handmade Chin textiles, including a very rare antique heirloom piece.

Featured below is a collection of images from Yangon as well as the various artifacts from Burma that are currently available in the gallery. If you find any items that pique your interest please email us at info@sabaidesignsgallery.com

Asian antiques: bronze bells Burma
Antique Bronze Bells from Burma
Asian Antique: Burmese Lacquerware
Antique Burmese Lacquerware Kun-It
Asian Antiques: Antique Burmese Bronze Tattoo Pen
Antique Burmese Bronze Tattoo Pen
Asian antique Chin textile
Antique Chin Textile Burma
Handwoven Chin Textile
Handwoven Chin Textile
Chin Textiles Burma
Handwoven Chin Textile Burma
Chin Textile from Burma - Handwoven
Chin Textile from Burma – Handwoven
Tribal textiles from Burma
Handwoven Chin Textile from Burma
Travel Yangon Burma
Life in Yangon, Burma
Travel Yangon, Burma
Life in Yangon, Myanmar
Scenes from Yangon, Burma
Scenes from Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Scenes from Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
Gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma