Manuscript Storage Cabinet late 18th-early 19th century Thailand (Bangkok) Cabinets of this type were traditionally gifted to monasteries where they served to house and preserve the sacred scriptures written on palm-leaf manuscripts, and associated Buddhist texts often on khoi paper, such as those narrating the adventures of the venerable monk Pra Malai. These cabinets were richly decorated with gold on lacquer ground in a technique known as Lai Rod Nam. Depictions of celestial adorants was a favored subject, as was combatant scenes from the Ramakien, the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, as seen here. The openwork stand with two drawers is carved in the Chinese manner and is likely of a later date.. Manuscript Storage Cabinet 37656

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Manuscript Storage Cabinet late 18th-early 19th century Thailand (Bangkok) Cabinets of this type were traditionally gifted to monasteries where they served to house and preserve the sacred scriptures written on palm-leaf manuscripts, and associated Buddhist texts often on khoi paper, such as those narrating the adventures of the venerable monk Pra Malai. These cabinets were richly decorated with gold on lacquer ground in a technique known as Lai Rod Nam. Depictions of celestial adorants was a favored subject, as was combatant scenes from the Ramakien, the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, as seen here. The openwork stand with two drawers is carved in the Chinese manner and is likely of a later date.. Manuscript Storage Cabinet 37656

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