Mandalay Buddhist art, or Yadanabon style, is the last great royal tradition of Burmese Buddhist sculpture. Developed under King Mindon after the foundation of Mandalay, it combines Nyaungyan and early Konbaung traditions with a new naturalism influenced by European art. Discover the distinctive Mandalay Buddha, with its natural proportions, backward-falling elongated earlobes, richly folded robe and low throne, and learn how to distinguish royal-period works from later Manda

Discover the fascinating tradition of Burmese dry-lacquer Buddha sculpture, a remarkable art form developed in Myanmar using natural lacquer, cloth, fibre and papier-mâché-like materials. Particularly associated with Upper Burma, Sagaing, Ye-U and Shwebo, these lightweight hollow Buddha images flourished during the 18th and 19th centuries, especially under the Konbaung dynasty. Explore how these sacred sculptures were made, why Sagaing became an important centre of production