[BURMA - BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT].

Burmese Kammavaca [Buddhist Palm Leaf Manuscript].

(Burma). (19th Century). Stock ID #221466

Heavily gilded and red and black lacquered kammavaca with shwezawa work, 13 round-edged leaves loose in gilt-decorated red lacquered wooden boards (rubbed), each board punctured but lacking the binding pin or cord, 10 x 54.4 cms; the leaves 9.2 x 53.5 cms, five lines of black lacquered text in Pali (using Burmese script) on each double-sided finely gilt decorated leaf, the text on the inner face only of the terminal leaves, the outer face of each elaborately gilt, a central panel featuring seven floral medallions (the central three medallions rubbed and only partly visible), the edges of a few leaves chipped with loss, each leaf double punctured (lacking the cords), in good condition.

Highly attractive traditional canonical Buddhist manuscript.

When referring to this item please quote stockid 221466.

Price: $2,250.00 AU

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