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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00495

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833929

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:

18 – 2 – 2484

Copying date in Gregorian:

1933 March 13

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 19 volumes titled “Ce Si Ao Tong.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Kiao Sing Kong, who did not possess any martial arts skills, and was therefore given the Lenghuna talisman by Cesiao Tong to fight against thieves or rebels.

Colophon:

18 – 2 – 2484 13 – 3 – 1933 Niyak sambungna

Other notes:

- The writing is dominated by the Lontarak Makassarese script, with some characters modified by Liem Kheng Yong. - 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:

ᨌᨙᨔᨗᨕᨕᨚᨈᨚ - ᨆᨀᨒᨗᨆᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ce Si Ao Tong – Makalimana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ce Si Ao Tong – 5

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese