Changkya khutukhtu gsums’bum

It is a xylographic print in Mongolian in red ink on paper made in Peking in 1727, in seven files composed of 62 x 15,5 cm sheets. Bibliographic indications in Chinese, such as “current title”, number of the file, ongoing foliation and number of the work, feature in the margin on the right of the frame.

Each file, wrapped in cloth, is protected by two wood plates overlaid with gold- yellow silk and multicoloured motifs of dragons, flowers, and clouds. The inside of each plate forms a frame of which the central rectangular recess is protected by 3 double silk veils in different colours. In the recess two vignettes representing deities frame a text written in gold ink on a black ground. The edges are enhanced with the eight good luck signs laid out in a stylised plant décor on a red background.