Manuscript Cover
Wood with lacquer and gold
Manuscript Cover
THAILAND
This manuscript cover is one of two used to enclose one of the 19 fascicles of the Padatthayojana. It is believed that it was commissioned by Thai royalty.
The black lacquered wooden manuscript cover with a gilt design measures 58 cm long by 5 cm high. The edges of the cover are decorated with a foliate pattern. The main figures depicted are heavenly beings wearing tall pointed crowns and sitting with joined palms between ceremonial fans. The space between the heavenly beings and the fans is filled with luxuriant leaves.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 185.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Manuscript Cover." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 185.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Manuscript Cover" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:185.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Manuscript Cover. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 185).
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