1115 Antique Tibetan Manuscript on Architectural Stupa Design

Antique Tibetan Manuscript on Buddhist Architectural Design of Chorten Stupas

Antique hand drawn hand painted folios from a Tibetan manuscript

Lot contains a total of 3 leaves probably from a larger treatise on the subject of architectural designs of the region. These 3 folios in particular deal with designs of Chortens or Stupas (Buddhist shrines, typically a senior Lama or saint's tomb or a monument to the Buddha)

Of the 3 pages, 2 have diagrams and text on both sides and one has these on only 1 side.

Also included is a 4th page that has no artistic or financial value but is of interest as it appears to be a learning attempt of a student monk.

Has frayed edges and other signs of decades of usage related wear & tear

Size: 30 x 7.5 cm

Estimated to be from the early 1900s

Excellent for research.

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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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