TWO LAQUERED AND PAINTED PAPIER MACHE BOOK COVERS
TWO LAQUERED AND PAINTED PAPIER MACHE BOOK COVERS India, 18th/19th century 235 x 135 mm. Each book cover made of layers of paper gessoed and then beautifully painted, with purple flowers against a red background on the interior, and a golden field of vines and flowers with green and red borders on the exterior. Minor losses to edges and corners, remnants of leather spine intact.
TWO LAQUERED AND PAINTED PAPIER MACHE BOOK COVERS
TWO LAQUERED AND PAINTED PAPIER MACHE BOOK COVERS India, 18th/19th century 235 x 135 mm. Each book cover made of layers of paper gessoed and then beautifully painted, with purple flowers against a red background on the interior, and a golden field of vines and flowers with green and red borders on the exterior. Minor losses to edges and corners, remnants of leather spine intact.
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