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1116 Antique Tibetan Wood Block Printed Manuscript with Hand colored figures

Antique Buddhist Manuscript hand printed using wood blocks on paper

Contains 24 pages

Has 5 figures that have been hand colored.

Paper is blackened – probably from constant exposure  to the soot of burning butter lamps in a monastery

There is some edge wear. 

Size: 18 x 6.5 cm

Estimated to be from the early – mid 1800s

 

 

 

 

 

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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