ManuscriptsThai19th century

Legal Text and Illustrated Text on Cats (written in Thai language and script)

19th-mid 20th Century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Two-sided horizontal accordion-fold album; ink and color on paper

Culture

Thai

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Peng Seng, Bangkok

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