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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00452

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833886

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

Copying date in native date:

22 – 2 – 2483

Copying date in Gregorian:

1932 March 28

Place of copying:

Makassar

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:

19.5 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 fifth of 22 volumes titled “San He Lan Tong.” It is a folk tale that tells of the disappearance of a young man, the nephew of Tiobi Ong, who was separated from the ranks of the troops. It is believed that he was either captured and tortured by the enemy or recruited to join a caravan.

Colophon:

Mannassa bate tulisikna Liem Kheng Yong ri Mangkasara LiemKhengYong 22 – 2 – 2483 28 – 3 – 1932 Niyak sambungna

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.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨖᨙᨒᨈᨚ- ᨒᨗᨆᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

San He Lan Tong – Limana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

San He Lan Tong – 5

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese