From Orchid Press, Trinity East, NL, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 29 May 2002
About this Item
A rectangular wooden manuscript case (sadaik) from Burma, consisting of a main lower section supported by four extended feet, an arched top lid and a removable interior tray. The exterior is ornately decorated overall with inscribed figures and foliage in red and green lacquer, all on a black lacquer background. Decorative elements are highly stylized and cover virtually the entire visible surface of the case. The lid itself depicts five enclosures (probably meditative cells) each occupied by a single figure; to the exterior right of each cell is a dancing figure, five in all. Each long side of the box displays another five enclosures, this time unoccupied, with four dancing figures interspersed between the cells. The ends each similarly portray two unoccupied cells with a single dancing figure between them. The top of the inner tray is dramatically decorated with two stylized opposing elephants, each within a black lacquer cartouche. All other interior surfaces are decorated in plain red lacquer, the base in simple black lacquer. The case dates to the first half of the 20th century and would typically have been used to house and protect a Buddhist manuscript, either a sutra on lontar palm or a Buddhist initiation manuscript (kammavaca). There are minor chips and scratches commensurate with its age and use; overall the case is in very good, sound condition. The case dimensions are 64 cm. x 23 cm. x 26 cm. high. Size: 64 cm. x 23 cm. x 26 cm. Seller Inventory # 002063
Bibliographic Details
Title: Old Burmese Manuscript Case
Publisher: n/a, Burma
Binding: n/a
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: n/a
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