Konmara Jataka

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Description
"Manuscript in the form of an accordion, with a continuous rendering of the Kumara Jataka, a Buddhist tale, painted in water colors, with text in the lower margins. Decorative cover design. Divided into parts, segments missing. Burma, about 1850."--Dictionary catalog and shelf list of the Spencer Collection of illustrated books and manuscripts and fine bindings
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 (Approximate)
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Burmese MS. 2
Topics
Burmese
illuminations
Buddhism
Literature
Folded books
Genres
Paintings
Books
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Parabaik (folding book).
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fbb4c5f0-c6b7-012f-232b-58d385a7bc34
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