Caption

THE DHAMMA SHAN KYANK PYA; The rock shown is a piece of gneiss, and the story goes that the Nat thamie, or the daughters of the spirits of the woods, used to go and amuse themselves by sliding down the rock. It is said by going and sliding down this rock one is freed from pains, aches, and diseases, or, as the Burmese say, the Ko say kyank pa yangam or the ninety-six diseases., 1890 engraving

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT13A46_060

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,7Mb (3,7Mb) / 12,3in x 16,7in / 3685 x 5000 (300dpi)

Keywords

DHAMMA SHAN KYANK PYA rock shown piece gneiss story goes Nat thamie daughters spirits woods go amuse sliding rock. going sliding rock one freed pains aches diseases Burmese say Ko say kyank pa yangam ninety-six diseases. 1890 engraving 19th century engraving engraved image history illustrative technique engravement engraving victorian Arts Culture 19th Century Style Retro Styled Vintage retro arkheia nineteenth century engraving historic art