Bidspirit auction | Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript Prayer

Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript Prayer Panels - Description: Black tamarind seed text written in the Pali language, containing 16 pages (14 doublle-sided with text). Kammavaca usually commissioned as a work of merit, to be presented to monasteries when a son enters the Buddhist Order as a novice or becomes ordained as a monk. Type: Manuscript Materials: Wood, lacquer Markings & Inscriptions: Unmarked Date: 19th / early 20th century Maker: Burmese Dimensions: Each panel measures 23.25” x 4.4”. Provenance: From an Elkins Park, Pennsylvania collection. Condition: Generally very good condition.