Manuscrit érotique tibétain

Erotic manuscript consisting of two beveled wooden boards with two paintings and 10 leaves with a painting on the recto and a handwritten Tibetan text on the recto. The text is the same on the 10 leaves, it is a mantra. On two of the leaves it is almost completely erased. On the recto of the two wooden boards there are also two different handwritten mantras. The paintings are executed directly on the wood and the leaves. The dimensions of the paintings vary somewhat, from 5.5 cm, 6 cm to 12, 14 cm in width.
This form, 2 pieces of wood with leaves in the middle, is traditional. The whole was often attached by a string, or by holes in the wood through which a string was passed. Very good condition overall, with small stains on the paintings on wood.
The paintings unfold 12 sexual positions in an abstract and geometric environment, composed of curves. In several paintings the colors of the background, of the ground change. The woman systematically wears a crown. It is easy to distinguish the religious or sacred character of sexuality in these images. The colors used are vivid, with an omnipresence of orange, golden and white strokes, yellow...