Triptika, or Buddhist Doctrine
Gift of King Chulalongkorn, 1893
Cover is black lacquer with gold leaf design
Pages are palm-leaf
Department of Anthropology, cat. # E336880
58 cm length x 15 cm width x 6 cm thickness of text

Gallery 1

1a. Robert's Treaty, 1833

1b. Harris Treaty, 1856

1c. Status & Rank of the Presidents

Gallery 2

2a. H.M. King Chulongkorn's Gifts

2b. Centennial Exposition, 1876

2c. 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Gallery 3

3a. Institutional Gifts

3b. Recent Gifts to the US

3c. Thai Royal Gifts in Perspective

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