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8025 8025
AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT
8026 (back) Thailand, 19th century
Of elongated rectangular shape bound
20 | BONHAMS accordion-style as a Thai samut khoi folding
book, illustrated in colorful images and text.
26 3/4in (68cm) long
US$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
collection of Frances Yeend, West Virginia,
acquired during 1940s-1960s, by repute
a Private Virginia Collection
Famous Thai narratives popular in the 19th
century include the legend of Phra Malai,
a merit-accruing tale of a Therevada monk
descending to hell, as well as the Jataka
tales of the Buddha’s previous lives.
