Khams chen colophon

MARDZONG MANUSCRIPTS


Title:   Khams chen colophon

Type of object:  Manuscript on paper in loose leaf form

Find site: Mardzong caves GPS coordinates: 29°10’08.7″N 83°59’27.1″E / 29.169083, 83.990861 Elevation 3493 m above sea level.

Location (for place name): Choede Monastery Antique Museum




 WRITING/COPYING


Language: Tibetan

Script: dbu can

Text execution: hand written

Writing instrument:  bamboo/wooden pen


FORMAT AND LAYOUT


Dpe cha (Pothī format)

Size (h x w): 23 × 64 cm

Guidelines: 0.5 cm

Pagination/foliation: Foliation


MATERIALS


Type of paper: Handmade with woven type of mould

Raw material: Steller chameajasme and Daphne/Edgeworthia sp.

Papermaking sieve print (woven, laid lines /3cm, chain line intervals): Woven (textile)

Number of layers: 3–4, possibly more

Texture:  Polished

Dyes:  None

Ink colour: black, red