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Sazigyo Burmese Tablet-Woven Manuscript Binding Ribbon

Sazigyo Burmese Tablet-Woven Manuscript Binding Ribbon

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A fine 5-color ribbon in excellent condition, used to bind Buddhist manuscripts when donated to a temple.  Burma c. 1900-1920.  The relatively short woven-in text gives the names of the donors and their village, and expresses their wish to attain nirvana.  Length: 174 inches.

Published in HALI Magazine Issue 227.

English translation of text included.

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