Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Burmese Ambassador -- 19th century painting in Freer Gallery --

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectNumber=F1968.5

Apparently by an India artist painting in a western style.

Burma and India are on good terms again now, and Burma between 1886 and 1937 was part of British India.

Kyi May Kaung

Welsh heroes--

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