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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00401

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833835

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Makassar (Sulawesi Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Go Lan Ing

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Secular Literary Work, Book

Copyist:

Anonymous

Script:

Lontarak; Hanzi

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the final of 25 volumes titled “Kin Ko Ki Ko An.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of a merchant named Bu Sing Se who bought rare items, initially unaware of their use. However, thanks to his intelligence and thoughtful consideration, he eventually discovered their function. The items were made from turtle shells and could be used to store money and other packaged goods.

Other notes:

- The writing is dominated by the Lontarak Makassarese script, with some characters modified by Liem Kheng Yong, and features a combination with Hanzi. - Initially, this manuscript was rented out to the Peranakan Chinese community. - It is adapted from a Chinese folk legend. - There is a red stamp of the author that reads: “LIEM KHENG YONG-MAKASSAR.” - There is no date of authorship on the manuscript. - There is no back cover.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨀᨗᨀᨚᨀᨗᨀᨚᨕ - ᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kin Ko Ki Ko An – Ruwangpulo Lima

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Kin Ko Ki Ko An – 25

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese