Burmese Arts and Crafts

Burmese Arts

Historically, Burmese art was based on Buddhist or Hindu cosmology and myths.

Burmese Arts

There are several regional styles of Buddha images, each with certain distinctive characteristics.

Burmese Arts

For example, the Mandalay style, which developed in the late 1800s, consists of an oval-shaped Buddha with realistic features, including naturally curved eyebrows, smaller but still prominent ears, and a draping robe.

Burmese Arts

There are 10 traditional arts, called pan sè myo (ပန်းဆယ်မျိုး).
Blacksmith (ပန်းပဲ Panbe)
Woodcarving (ပန်းပု Punpu)
Goldsmith (ပန်းထိမ် Patain)
Stucco relief (ပန်းတော့ Pantaut)
Masonry (ပန်းရန် Panyan)

Burmese Arts

Stone carving (ပန်းတမော့ Pantamaut)
Turnery (ပန်းပွတ် Panpoot)
Painting (ပန်းချီ Panchi)
Lacquerware (ပန်းယွန်း Panyun)
Bronze casting (ပန်းတဉ်း Pante)