Identification title(s): depictions of rituals in pegu. Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-1911-3243. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: sheet with two representations of rituals from pegu. Above: celebration ceremonies in pegu during the festival of sapan giacche, a water festival. The king of pegu is washed and sprayed with cologne. Below: cremation of kings according to the custom at pegu. The king's body is burned on land or in a boat on the water. Below the performances there is a caption in french. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: bernard picart (studio of), supervisor: bernard picart (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1726. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 332 mm × w 220 mm. Explanation: print also used in: picart, bernard. Accurate description of the external religious duties, church morals and customs of all peoples of the world, part iv. [translated into dutch by] moubach, abraham. The hague, amsterdam, rotterdam: rutgert alberts, hermannus uytwerf, jan daniel beman, isaac van der kloot, 1727-1738. Print also used in: cérémonies et coutumes religioses de tous les peuples du monde: représentées par des figures (. . ), part ii (part i), after p. 38. Amsterdam: jean frédéric bernard, 1728. Subject: what: ritual practices ~ death and burial (hinduism, buddhism, jainism), ritual practices with particular objectives ~ hinduism, buddhism, jainism. Credit line: donation from mr m. Onnes van nijenrode. Acquisition: donation 1911. Date: 1726.
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