VINTAGE BUDDHIST TEXTS / 20 PAGES / GOLD PLATED ON COPPER / Brought from Kyoto

A long set of gold plated on copper sheets Buddhist text. The text and images were pressed by hand into the metal sheets.

All the text is in Kanji, no Hiragana. It's possible this was brought from China sometime in the past.

In 26 years of dealing with Japanese antiques we've never seen anything like this. We verified it as being gold plated and not pure gold by having it tested at a business that deals exclusively with jewelry and coins. Th sheets are hinged and fold out. They fit into the box shown in the photos. We don't know how old it is.

The sheets are 5 inches wide by 7 3/4 inches high. Stretched out it's 8 foot 4 inches long there are 20 pages.

It weighs just over 2 1/2 pounds. Please see our "Other" items. We are easy to contact. You will receive your feedback after leaving feedback for us.

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