In the eighteenth century, Burmese drama flourished at the royal court, and the earliest play, Maniket Pyazat, was written in 1733 by the court poet Padesaraja (1684-1752), based on his own poem Maniket Pyo. The early Burmese dramatists drew on the Jatakas or Birth stories of the Buddha, and popular dramas ( pyazats) were produced for entertainment. Some of the scenes have short captions in Burmese and English, and many illustrate the romantic intrigues of Prince Inaung. 3676, is an album containing 19 folios of painted scenes in a delicate style on thick paper, with a European quarter-leather binding. Acquired from a collector in 1889, this manuscript, Or. Among the beautiful illustrated Burmese manuscripts held in the British Library is one containing painted scenes from Burmese dramas, including the tale of Inaung and other stories.
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