which can be quite stunning in both bold and subtle ways
with general wear from use and some toning and stains to the handwritten end
with some wear/aging to the exterior as there should be and a few tiny dings
lovely naturally dyed color on the striping that runs all the way around
and can imagine he was quite a character
Stunning Gouache with Gold Leaf Antique Thai Manuscipt Painting of Two Monks with Fans Gripping Throats (Story of Phra Mala?) Burkina Faso which can be quite stunningThis is a leaf, or maybe should be called two leaves, as it is hinged across the center, from a Thai manuscript folding book (samut khol), later 19th century I believe, gouache, ink and gold leaf on heavy (light board weight) paper. I purchased it along with one other from the same manuscript, listed separately, and believe they may be illustrating episodes from the legend of Phra Mala, a core text of Theravada Buddhist teaching in Southeast Asia,