Burmese Fortune Teller's Book

Solid black pages, folded, with faint script catching the light.

This Burmese fortune teller’s book is made of paper and pigment and dates to the 19th century. Folding books in Burma were commonly made for astrology, texts and records. The leaves here are painted black and fan out in an accordion fold, with faint pale lines of writing showing on the surface. The edges are slightly rubbed. The surface is matte and soft, and at a glance the whole thing looks like a single block of charcoal.

Moody, graphic and quite happy in low light.