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

before 1864 (made)
Place of origin
Burma (made)

Fragments from 4 different Kamawa-sa (Burmese Buddhist Mss.) 3 of palm leaf and l of stiffened cloth and 2 unrelated wood Kyan (binding boards). All red lacquered and gilded. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Burmese tamarind seed large script found throughout with figurative and foliate decorative motifs. Before 1864.


Object details

Categories
Buddhism
Writing
Lacquerware
Object type
Kammavaca manuscript (kamawa-sa) with binding boards (kyan)
Parts
This object consists of 16 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
Materials and techniques
dark red lacquered, gilded or silver gilded
Lacquer
Gilt
Silver Gilt
Lacquering
Forming
Gilding
Silvering
Brief description
Fragments from 4 different Kamawa-sa (Burmese Buddhist Mss.) 3 of palm leaf and l of stiffened cloth and 2 unrelated wood Kyan (binding boards). All red lacquered and gilded. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Burmese tamarind seed large script found throughout with figurative and foliate decorative motifs. Before 1864.
Style
Konbaung
Credit line
Given by Lady Campbell
Production
On acquisition this was thought to be 1 complete manuscript. Mme Jacqueline Filliozat from the Bibliotheque National, Paris in 1996 identified it as fragments from 4 different Kamawa-sa (Burmese Buddhist Mss.). For the purposes of cataloguing they have been identified as "A", nos. 10 to 14; "B", no. 15; "C", no. 16; "D", nos. 3 to 9.

The 2 unrelated kyan (binding boards) are nos 1 & 2.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
1228:16-1864

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Record createdMay 15, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39562/kammavaca-manuscript-kamawa/
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