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A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.

A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.
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8 000 - 10 000 SEK
697 - 872 EUR
730 - 912 USD
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A palm-leaf manuscript bound between polychromed wooden boards, Sri Lanka 18th century.

Comprised of 66 palm leaves (+ 2 blank) on which the Sattipatthãnasuttam have been inscribed in Pali text on recto and versol and circular motifs, the boards polycrhomed on the exterior with a floral vine motif. 47 x 7,5 cm.

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Provenance

The Collection of Anders Hellström (1877-1940)
An industry leader best known for his work as managing director and chief executive of the paper and cardboard manufacturer AB Papyrus between the years 1912-1940.
In addition to his daily work, he spent a lot of his time on cultural work.
With his practical abilities associated Hellström vast cultural interests it came in handy with his skills in maintaining communication with representatives of science and art. In a number of artistic and scientific-acting compounds, he played a leading role,
in particularly the ancient Chinese art that was his main interest. The outstanding collection of Chinese bronzes he had acquired over the years, would in professional circles receive the highest appreciation. A few years after his death, part of his collection became donated to the museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm.