260. Anonymous lakon dancer, siam, c.1870 Albumen print, tipped to modern mount, 27x20cm (10x8in.). Lakon Nai, or “The Theatre of the Women of the Royal Harem”, was performed exclusively by royal concubines for the pleasure of the Thai King and visiting luminaries. It was a dramatic form using themes from the Hindu classics and the Jarvanese Panji cycle.
est. £600 – £800
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