Five-page (or panel) woodcut illus. of the deity Avalokiteśvara holding a baby and surrounded by her attendants & three full-page woodcut talismans with text in Vol. I; another full-page woodcut of the deity on final page of Vol. II. 202; 188 pages (or panels). Two vols. Narrow small folio in accordion format (380 x 130 mm.), upper covers of orig. (?) multi-colored silk brocade with metallic thread over heavy boards, orig. gold-stamped title labels on upper covers, lower boards covered with silk. [China]: early Qing?

A “precious scroll” (baojuan 寶卷) in accordion format by late-Ming Daoist Liu Douxuan. Liu... More