Includes tattoo designs and liturgical chant notation.
An interesting collection for comparative religion studies, music researchers, palaeographers & collectors. Written on a variety of papers.
Top to bottom:
1. Tibetan liturgical chant. The chant notation is written in red ink above the black text and indicates relative pitch and duration. c.1825.
2. Mongolian Buddhist text in Uighur script written vertically, with inter-linear Tibetan text in red. c.1825.
3. Tibetan text, probably Sutras. c.1850.
4. Burmese tattoo designs based on ancient Bon and Buddhist beliefs & customs. Burmese script. c.1875.
5. Tibetan Sutras leaf, script in gold ink. c. 1875.
Condition: The large (235x685 mm.) Sutras leaf is in poor/fair condition with edge tears and a section of the right margin missing, but the text is virtually complete and clear. The other leaves are in very good/excellent condition. They are unconditionally guaranteed genuine.
Shipping: The leaves will be carefully rolled and shipped in a tube.
Item No: EPH024.