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Kammavaca Manuscript (Kamawa-Sa) With Binding Boards (Kyan)

ca. 1885-1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Burma (made)

A manuscript of the Kammavaca (kamawa-sa) made of lacquer, sixteen folio in red and black with gilding and a pair of unrelated wooden binding boards (kyan). Each of the sixteen folios and both boards are rectangular, written in tamarind seed script and decorated with figurative and foliate decorative motifs. The text is in Pali.


Object details

Categories
Buddhism
Writing
Lacquerware
Object type
Kammavaca manuscript (kamawa-sa) with binding boards (kyan)
Parts
This object consists of 18 parts.

  • Manuscript Cover
  • Manuscript Cover
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
  • Manuscript Page
Materials and techniques
Lacquer and wood
Lacquer
Gilt
Wood
Forming
Carving
Brief description
A manuscript of the Kammavaca (kamawa-sa) made of red lacquered and gilded copper folios and a pair of unrelated wood binding boards (kyan). Burma, ca. 1885-1910.
Physical description
A manuscript of the Kammavaca (kamawa-sa) made of lacquer, sixteen folio in red and black with gilding and a pair of unrelated wooden binding boards (kyan). Each of the sixteen folios and both boards are rectangular, written in tamarind seed script and decorated with figurative and foliate decorative motifs. The text is in Pali.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.10cm
  • Length: 53cm
Credit line
Given by The Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre
Object history
Historical significance: Kamawa-sa: form for the initiation of a layman into the monk-hood; included extracts from the Buddhist scriptures.;; Gift of the Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre, wife of Sir William Forbes Gatacre, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1843-1906. Sir William was posted to India in 1862 and remained serving in the army in India and Burma during most of the period up until 1897.

Given by The Hon. Lady Beatrix Gatacre;;. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP M5484-1912
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.86:18-1912

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Record createdApril 25, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39018/kammavaca-manuscript-kamawa-unknown/
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