Lot Essay
Another kammavaca sold at Christie's South Kensington, 27 April 2012, lot 515.
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POSSIBLY KONBAUNG DYNASTY, BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
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A BUDDHIST ORDINATION PRAYER MANUSCRIPT (KAMMAVACA)
POSSIBLY KONBAUNG DYNASTY, BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
Composed of 16 red-lacquered and guilded palm-leaf folios, each with 6ll. in Burmese tamarind seed script, in horizontal format, with two covers with figurative and foliate decorative motifs
5 ¾ x 23 ¼in. (14.5 X 59cm.)
POSSIBLY KONBAUNG DYNASTY, BURMA, 19TH CENTURY
Composed of 16 red-lacquered and guilded palm-leaf folios, each with 6ll. in Burmese tamarind seed script, in horizontal format, with two covers with figurative and foliate decorative motifs
5 ¾ x 23 ¼in. (14.5 X 59cm.)