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A CONCERTINA STYLE BOUND ILLUSTRATED BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT OF …
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A CONCERTINA STYLE BOUND ILLUSTRATED BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT OF …
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
A CONCERTINA STYLE BOUND ILLUSTRATED BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT OF THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY MONk PHRA MALAIou "Phra Malai Klon Sluat", in ink, pigments and gold highlights on thick paper, comprising ninety double-sided pages accordion-folded (samut khoi), between two gold and black lacquered boards decorated with floral scrolls; the text written in Khmer characters (khom), eight double-sided pages each illustrated with two polychrome painted scenes.(A CONCERTINA STYLE BOUND ILLUSTRATED BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT OF THE LEGEND OF THE MONK PHRA MALAI, SIAM, LATE 19TH CENTURY.HEIGHT. 15 CM (5 15/16 IN.) - LONG. 67 CM (26 3/8 IN.)Note: This text relates episodes from the legendary life of a Buddhist monk, Phra Malai, who acquired supernatural powers enabling him to travel through the heavens and the underworld. Ordering it or participating in its creation conferred merit. It was therefore often produced on the occasion of a death, to be sung and played at the wake.
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