Buddhist narrative scroll A large painted scroll depicting multiple scenes from the legend of the Buddhist monk Phra Malai, and his journey to the underworld, coloured paint, on cotton, some abrasions and wear, a few short marginal tears, approximately 275 x 7600mm., Thailand (?or Laos), late 19th/early 20th Century Footnotes: A very long hand-painted cotton scroll depicting scenes from the life of a Buddhist monk who travelled to the underworld, where he beheld sinners boiled in a flaming cauldron, or chopped to pieces by fiery devils, with others kneeling in wait for their fate. Such scrolls were traditionally displayed as decorations outside shrines and temples. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing