Manuscript Storage Cabinet, Ratanakosin period, late 18th–early 19th century, Thailand (Bangkok), Wood with gold and lacquer, H. approx. 62 1/2 in. (158.8 cm); W. 34 1/16 in. (86.5 cm); D. 31 1/8 in. (79.1 cm), Furniture, 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
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Manuscript Storage Cabinet, Ratanakosin period, late 18th–early 19th century, Thailand, Bangkok, Wood, gold, lacquer, H, approx, 62 1/2, 158.8 cm, W, 34 1/16, 86.5, D, 31 1/8, 79.1, Furniture, Cabinets, type, traditionally gifted, monasteries, served, house, preserve, sacred scriptures written, palm-leaf manuscripts, associated Buddhist, texts, khoi paper, narrating, adventures, venerable monk, Pra, Malai
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