Burmese Fortune Teller's Book

All text, no pictures, folded in tidy steps like a staircase.

This fortune teller’s book was made in Burma in the 19th century, in paper and pigment. Books of this kind are commonly associated with horoscopes and astrological calculation. The folded strip is pale cream, with dense script filling each panel in rows. The panels are narrow and evenly spaced, creating a rhythmic vertical pattern. The edges are worn and slightly darkened. The script is not read or interpreted here.

Unfolded, it runs about 144 inches. On display, it stands like a pale column.