A COMPLETE BURMESE KAMMAVACA BOOK Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century. Consisting of two lacquered wooden covers and sixteen double-sided folios with black, red and gold lacquer. Consisting of passages from the Buddhist canon Tipitaka.

Kammavaca manuscripts, as the present one, are usually highly ornamental, with thickly applied lacquer and gilded decorations on both covers and leaves, and Pali text written in ornate Burmese characters - 'tamarind-seed' script. They are often commissioned by lay patrons as gifts to monasteries. With a fabric strap featuring Burmese script.

Condition: Good condition with wear, one wood cover with a chip to one corner.
Provenance: British private collection.

Dimensions: Length 51.5 cm 5% or 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.