Description
A magnificent gilt lacquered Buddhist Kammavaca manuscript, from Burma dating from the late 19th century. It comprises twelve lacquered red manuscript panels with gilt foliate decoration, each inscribed with black enamelled characters together with a slightly larger lacquered red, gilt decorated panel. 20.8 in (52.8 cm) length. Kammavaca are the prayer manuscript written by monks and sponsored by families of the monk. Each family in Burma would try to have their eldest son admitted as a monk and would invest huge sums of money in the production of the Kammavaca, they are very revered pieces.
