Illustrated Text on Cosmology (Traiphum) with Captions written in Thai Language and Script

Unknown artist

late 19th century

Two-sided accordion-fold manuscript; ink, color and gold on khoi paper, with lacquered cover

Arthur M. Sackler Museum

A procession of elephants carrying riders with parasols moves across a dusty landscape. Below, people carry a palanquin and walk in formation. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer