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Abeydamma (Canonical Ms.). Fragment.

19th century (probably) (made)
Place of origin
Burma (made)

A group of Burmese manuscript artifacts all from the era of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) and probably 19th century. A royal abeydamma (Burmese Buddhist canonical manuscript) of stiffened cloth; in Pali with small Burmese square script; gilded red lacquer decorated with a lotus leaf pattern. A pair of unrelated red lacquered wood Kyan (binding boards) with floral and lotus motifs. A woven cotton zig-zag patterned binding ribbon.


Object details

Object type
Abeydamma (canonical ms.). fragment.
Parts
This object consists of 62 parts.

  • Manuscript Cover
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Brief description
A group of Burmese manuscript artifacts all from the era of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) and probably 19th century. A royal abeydamma (Burmese Buddhist canonical manuscript) of stiffened cloth; in Pali with small Burmese square script; gilded red lacquer decorated with a lotus leaf pattern. A pair of unrelated red lacquered wood Kyan (binding boards) with floral and lotus motifs. A woven cotton zig-zag patterned binding ribbon.
Style
Konbaung
Production
Attribution note: These are the middle pages only of a much larger work which is typical as one is unlikely to find a complete manuscript of this type, leaves being scattered in many repositories. It's origins maybe royal but there are no end pages which would have given the name of the King for which it was written and the date. Opinion of Mme. Jacqueline Filliozat, Bibliotheque National, Paris, 1996.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.46B-1981

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Record createdMay 30, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O40028/abeydamma-canonical-ms/
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