with some wear/aging to the exterior as there should be and a few tiny dings
4” t x 3 7/8” d x 5 1/4” handle
which feels all of a piece of it to me
but think it's a pretty fun piece
looking handsome and focused in his jacket and tie
Stunning Gouache with Gold Leaf Antique Thai Manuscipt Painting of Two Monks with Fans Gripping Throats (Story of Phra Mala?) Burkina Faso with some wear/aging to theThis is a leaf, or maybe should be called two leaves, as it is hinged across the center, from a Thai manuscript folding book (samut khol), later 19th century I believe, gouache, ink and gold leaf on heavy (light board weight) paper. I purchased it along with one other from the same manuscript, listed separately, and believe they may be illustrating episodes from the legend of Phra Mala, a core text of Theravada Buddhist teaching in Southeast Asia,