BURMESE: ANTIQUE GOLD GILDED AUTHENTIC CLASSIC ICONIC “KAMMAVACA” HAND WRITTEN PALM LEAF BUDDHIST “PAYSAR SUTRA” WOOD BOUND PRAYER BOOK; CIRCA LATE 19TH CENTURY. “KAYAN” WOOD BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL HAND CARVED WOODEN COVERS AND THE COMPLETE MANUSCRIPT TEXT! 6 DIFFERENT HAND CARVED WOODEN IMAGES; 3 ON EACH SIDE OF THE TWO PIGMENTED RED OXIDE “HIGHAPADA” HAND CARVED WOOD BINDINGS! “SCHWEMYEE PAY” OLD GOLD GILDING IS ON ALL 4 SIDES OF THE PAGES WITH RED PIGMENTATION IN THE MIDDLE. THE GOLD GILDING AND RED PIGMENTATION ON THE SIDES OF ALL THE PAGES INDICATES: THIS BOOK CONTAINS IMPORTANT BUDDHIST TEXT. THIS IS THE HIGHEST QUALITY GOLD GILDED AUTHENTIC “KAMMAVACA” “KAYAN” BOUND “HIGHAPADA” “SCHWEMYEE PAY” BOOK PRODUCED AS INDICATED BY THE GILDING AND RED STRIPE. WRITTEN IN SACRED PALI TEXT; USED BY MONKS IN THAI AND BURMESE MONASTERIES TO RECITE “VINAYA PITAKA,” THE “SUTTANTA PITAKA” DISCOURSES, AND THE “ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA” BUDDHIST TEACHINGS. WHEN THE BOOK IS CLOSED: GOLD IS SEEN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITH THE MIDDLE BOOK’S SECTION EMBELLISHED RED. EACH PALM LEAF PAGE IS A NATURAL PALM LEAF COLOR! EACH PLAM LEAF PAGE IS DOUBLE SIDED; TEXT IS INCISED ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH PAGE! THIS RARE AND UNUSAL BOOK IS IN NEAR, PERFECT, EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION: NO REPAIRS, NO MISSING PARTS, NO RESTORATION; CIRA 19TH CENTURY: ELEMENTS CONSIST OF: BAMBOO, PALM LEAF, WOOD, GOLD GILDING, RED PIGMENT, “SARSEKYO” TEXTILE AND LACQUER. THE SARSEKYO IS THE TEXTILE WRAPPING “STRING” THAT KEEPS THE BOOK CLOSED WHEN NOT BEING READ! THIS IS A FINE LINE STYLUS INCISED ANCIENT SCRIPT ON PLAIN PALM LEAVES; THAT MEASURES 20 INCHES LONG X 6 INCHES TALL X 3 INCHES DEEP.

LAOTIAN: THREE WOOD BOUND, HAND WRITTEN, INDIVIDUAL PALM LEAF PAGE BOOKS LATE 18TH CENTURY -  19TH CENTURY

BURMESE: HAND WRITTEN WOOD BOUND LATE 19TH CENTURY 16 X 7 X 3 INCHES

BURMESE: HAND WRITTEN, HAND DECORATED FRONT AND BACK COVERS LATE 19TH CENTURY

BURMESE: HAND WRITTEN, GOLD EDGING, PALM LEAF PAGES, WOOD BOUND BOOK "SASIGYO" BANDED LATE 19TH CENTURY

NEPALI: HAND WRITTEN, WOOD BINDING INLAID WITH BRASS DEITY PENDANTS LATE 19TH CENTURY 20 X5 X 3 INCHES

BURMESE: HAND WRITTEN HAND BOUND WOOD COVERD BOOK LATE 19TH CENTURY 16 X 7 X 3 INCHES

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