A Kamawa-Sa
c. 17th century-18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Complete 12 folio version.
2 cord holes.
5 lines, 30 char., Pali; Burmese tamarind-seed large script in black lacquer.
Paginated with Burmese letters.
Interlines: foliage against a fine hatch-stroke ground.
Borders: row of beads within fine lines.
Middle folio margins: 2.5 cm. decorated with a repeating lotus pattern within fine lines.
First folio recto: decorated with a row of 10 seated Buddhas in bhumisparsmudra under the Bodhi tree.
First folio verso: central text within margins (12.5 cm.) in each one a seated Buddha in bhumisparsamudra under the Bodhi tree, flanked by 2 kneeling devotees.
Second folio recto: mirrors preceeding side.
Penultimate folio verso: see first folio verso.
Final folio recto: mirrors preseeding page.
Final folio verso: see first folio recto
2 cord holes.
5 lines, 30 char., Pali; Burmese tamarind-seed large script in black lacquer.
Paginated with Burmese letters.
Interlines: foliage against a fine hatch-stroke ground.
Borders: row of beads within fine lines.
Middle folio margins: 2.5 cm. decorated with a repeating lotus pattern within fine lines.
First folio recto: decorated with a row of 10 seated Buddhas in bhumisparsmudra under the Bodhi tree.
First folio verso: central text within margins (12.5 cm.) in each one a seated Buddha in bhumisparsamudra under the Bodhi tree, flanked by 2 kneeling devotees.
Second folio recto: mirrors preceeding side.
Penultimate folio verso: see first folio verso.
Final folio recto: mirrors preseeding page.
Final folio verso: see first folio recto
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Palm leaves, red lacquered and silvered/gilded. |
| Brief description | Rare fine example of a red lacquered. silver/gilded palm leaf kamawa-sa (Burmese Buddhist Ms.). Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) or earlier. Pali text, tamarind seed script, with foliate and figurative decorative motifs. |
| Physical description | Complete 12 folio version. 2 cord holes. 5 lines, 30 char., Pali; Burmese tamarind-seed large script in black lacquer. Paginated with Burmese letters. Interlines: foliage against a fine hatch-stroke ground. Borders: row of beads within fine lines. Middle folio margins: 2.5 cm. decorated with a repeating lotus pattern within fine lines. First folio recto: decorated with a row of 10 seated Buddhas in bhumisparsmudra under the Bodhi tree. First folio verso: central text within margins (12.5 cm.) in each one a seated Buddha in bhumisparsamudra under the Bodhi tree, flanked by 2 kneeling devotees. Second folio recto: mirrors preceeding side. Penultimate folio verso: see first folio verso. Final folio recto: mirrors preseeding page. Final folio verso: see first folio recto |
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| Style | |
| Production | Manuscript is undated but quality and style suggest 18th or even 17th century manufacture. Attribution note: Considered by Mme. Filliozat of the National Bibliotheque, Paris (1996), to perhaps have come from a Royal Library. The folios are very wide denoting an unusual/rare type of palm tree. Carefully worked; beautifully illustrated; similar to other mss. from Royal collections. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IND.LOST.221:12 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2000 |
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