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Accession number
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1978-0667-0-PC
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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A simplified image of a turtle pictured from above and outlined with translucent, blue brushstrokes. Painted within a rectangle on the turtle's back are components of the sinographs "圣" (shèng, meaning "sacred" or "sage") and "经" (jīng, meaning "scripture"); the characters are combined in 合文 (hé wén), a pre-Han form of ligation. The following lines are inscribed at the top left corner of the composition:
Dhamma is not in the books
Dhamma is in us
คัมภีร์นั้นไม่ใช่ธรรมะ
ธรรมะนั้นอยู่ที่ตัว
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "1978" on the back of the work. "23 (A)" written on the plastic covering.
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Condition
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Foxing. Very slight creases at the top left corner of the work. Minor insect droppings. Detached from frame. Abrasions on the frame. Creases at the corners of the frame. Some small brown stains on the work and on the frame.
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All known reproductions.
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Yin Ker and Marcella Lista, Tang Chang (1934-1990): Non-Forms. (Bangkok: The Tang Chang Private Museum, 2023), 66b.
