manuscript on Kagyu-lineage

silver ink and paint on blackened paper
Tibet, 19th cent.
each leave: 56 x 12 cm.; two leaves with yellow tie-and-dye silk

Nice manuscript on Kagyu-masters. In fact there are two books: one of ten leaves, and one of eleven leaves, each with a titelpage with yellow silk front. The illustrations depict Kagyu-masters, with Milarepa prominently displayed.