Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text

1800s

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s. Myanmar (Burma). Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth; covers: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1945.172 The Pali text of this manuscript is written in Burmese square script, which is also known as "tamarind seed script."

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth
Medium: cover, lacquer, gilding, glass, appliqué, wood, leaves, cloth
Dimensions: Covers: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 1945.172
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Exhibitions: Text and Image in Southern Asia (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 242B Indian Painting