Accordion Book of Illustrated Scriptures

Description:

Accordion Book of Illustrated Scriptures, Thailand, 19th/20th century, with fifty double-sided pages including front and back covers, eleven paired paintings in eleven two-leaf spreads depicting Buddhist tales in mineral colors such as malachite green, azurite blue, and gold, each leaf 5 1/2 x 26 3/4, book thickness 2 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600

tears and wears to corners, toning to paper, water damage to some leaves, scribbled in pencil and crayons to some pages.


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