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Three framed groups of Burmese lacquer Kammavaca Pages and…
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Melbourne
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8-Oct-2018
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Three framed groups of Burmese lacquer Kammavaca Pages and covers early 20th century, the largest framed group comprising of twelve lacquered and gilt pages, each page bearing six lines of Pali text in deep brown lacquer. One other framed group of three similar lacquer pages, and the last with gilt lacquer end pages and book covers. Kammavaca consisted of rules and instructions for new monks entering monastic life, and were often commissioned by the parents of the young monks as a gift for presentation to the monastery, the largest 101 cm high, 125 cm wide., the other two framed groups 103 cm high and 66 cm wide.
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