1381 Old Painted Ganjifa Playing Cards origin_laos Handwriting in black ink

Handwriting in black ink

Beadwork fringe at the bottom

Beautiful Traditional motifs - extremely well executed drawing

These paintings come in sets of three with the other two being The Palace of the Supreme Pure One and the Palace of the Jade Pure One

Links set in perfect precision and harmony so that when it is open each piece opens out into a perfect straight line and when it is locked

1381 Old Painted Ganjifa Playing Cards origin_laos Handwriting in black inkGroup of Dashavatara Ganjifa Playing Cards with gold illumination from Andhra Pradesh MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Inscription language appears to be Telugu Stiffened & Lacquered with a thick layer of laquer that makes it hard plastic like. Note the crackling on the lacquer that reveals the serious level of thickness of the lacquer Note the gold warak of extraordinary quality under the lacquer. Note the 3 D quality of the paint underneath that