A ME YE YI NAT Burma/Myanmar Amarapura, 2004 Lacquered teak wood, gold leaf, red and black paint h. 48 in. x w. 10 in. Gift of Catherine Raymond, 2006 BC2006.04.15

A Me Ye Yi, “The Lady of the Running Waters.”

Sculpture in teak wood covered with lacquer and gold leaf. Wooden figure, sitting on her ankles holding a sword with her right hand offering the other hand with palm lifted up as to receive a gift. She is dressed like a commoner from the end of the nineteenth century.