18th Century Sanskrit Parabaik Book Covers
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Pre 1920: Item # 1364378
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Pre 1920: Item # 1364378
Zentner Collection
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510.653.5181
Guest Book
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510.653.5181
Guest Book
$900.00
Antique Thai/Burmese Sanskrit book fragments, called a "parabaik", which were once majorly used to document societal information through text and drawings. Made from thick sheets of paper, either blackened for text or whitened for colored drawings, which were then glued and folded together. This book fragment has a central black panel, with religious Sanskrit text in gilt, and gilt pigment figures kneeling in prayer on either side.
Early Rattanakosin period (1782-present)
Dimensions: (entire frame) 32" L x 17" H (artwork only) 25.5" L x 10.75" H
Early Rattanakosin period (1782-present)
Dimensions: (entire frame) 32" L x 17" H (artwork only) 25.5" L x 10.75" H
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