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20 x 30 colour lithograph poster titled
"A Paddy Field in Burmah" by the prominent Burmese artist Ba Nyan. It was commissioned by the UK's Empire Marketing Board (EMB) in 1928 as part of a series promoting colonial trade and agricultural production.
Artwork Details
Artist: Ba Nyan (U Ba Nyan) (1897–1945), a pioneer of modern Burmese painting who blended Western oil painting techniques with traditional Burmese themes.
Title: A Paddy Field in Burmah (from the series Burma: A Land of Rich Resources).
Medium: Colour lithograph print.
Date: Circa 1928 (the image itself might be from a later re-issue, such as a Macmillan school poster from the 1950s or 60s).
Original Purpose: An advertising poster issued by the Empire Marketing Board to showcase the agricultural richness of Burma (now Myanmar) |
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