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1962

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2025

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Calligraphy, Fragments of a manuscript written in the Shan language of Myanmar, possibly before 1862

This is a Calligraphy. It is dated possibly before 1862 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is black ink on thin paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

46.5 x 38.5 cm (18 5/16 x 15 3/16 in.), each leaf

Cite this object as

Calligraphy, Fragments of a manuscript written in the Shan language of Myanmar, possibly before 1862; Burma (Myanmar); black ink on thin paper; 46.5 x 38.5 cm (18 5/16 x 15 3/16 in.), each leaf; 1962-88-1

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