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Kammavaca Manuscript

A work made of lacquered cloth pages; lacquered wood cover inlaid with colored glass.

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  • A work made of lacquered cloth pages; lacquered wood cover inlaid with colored glass.

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Burma

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Kammavaca Manuscript

Place

Myanmar (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1899–1999

Medium

Lacquered cloth pages; lacquered wood cover inlaid with colored glass

Dimensions

Each leaf: 59 × 14.4 cm (23 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Abraham Hoffer

Reference Number

2002.373

Extended information about this artwork

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