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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.525
Title
Illustrated Liturgical Manuscript of Pali Chants Written in Khom Bali Script, with Illustrations of the Story of Phra Malai
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
late 19th century
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Thailand
Culture
Thai
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201579

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two-sided horizontal accordion-fold album; ink, color, and gold on paper; with lacquered wood covers
Dimensions
14.3 x 67.3 cm (5 5/8 x 26 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Peng Seng, Bangkok, 1966

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.525
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pali chants include condensed Tripitaka and Abhidhamma. Illustrations include meditation on the foul (Pali: asubha-kammatthana).

Exhibition History

  • Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds, Asia Society Museum, New York, 02/07/2023 - 05/07/2023

Verification Level

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