7 Two-sided Burmese Fortune Teller Book Panels, Framed

A column of beasts in white ink, held in air.

Burmese hands made these seven two-sided fortune teller book panels, framed, in paper and pigment, in the mid 20th century in Burma. Such manuscript panels are generally associated with divination and the astrological lore of Southeast Asia, where animals often stand for days or signs. Pairs of ruled boxes run down the dark ground, each holding a figure, creature or ornament drawn in pale lines. A black frame floats the group without a mat.

About 16 inches wide and 34 tall. A strong vertical for a narrow wall.