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Vessantara Jataka

Vessantara Jataka

Maker Unidentified artist

Date19th century

MediumPigments on cloth

Dimensions20 3/4 × 26 1/4 inches (52.7 × 66.7 cm)

CultureThailand

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift from Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Terms

Paintings
Pigments
Buddhism
Headgear
Headdresses
Trees
Cloth
Thai

Object number2003.045.015

Collections

Asia and Pacific

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Ajutta shows Jujaka the way to Mount Wongkot, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Ajutta shows Jujaka the way to Mount Wongkot, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Unidentified artist

19th century

Jujaka and his wife Amittata, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Jujaka and his wife Amittata, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Unidentified artist

19th century

Wild Beasts Prevent Maddi from Joining the Royal Children; scene from the Vessantara jataka

Wild Beasts Prevent Maddi from Joining the Royal Children; scene from the Vessantara jataka

Unidentified artist

19th century

Jujaka at the hermitage of Ajutta, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Jujaka at the hermitage of Ajutta, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Unidentified artist

19th century

Jujaka takes Amittata as his wife, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Jujaka takes Amittata as his wife, from a Vessantara Jataka series

Unidentified artist

19th century

King Sanjaya and his army go to find Vessantara; and Indra grants wishes to Vessantara’s mother Queen Phusati, illustrations from a Vessantara set

King Sanjaya and his army go to find Vessantara; and Indra grants wishes to Vessantara’s mother Queen Phusati, illustrations from a Vessantara set

Unidentified artist

19th century

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Scene from chapter 3 of the Vessantara Jataka: The Exile

1875–1900

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Scene from chapter 9 of the Vessantara Jataka: Wild Beasts Prevent Maddi from Joining the Royal Children

1875–1900

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Unidentified artist

19th century

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Pair of Paintings of Worship

19th century

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Royal Figure and Foreigners

19th century

Seated figure of a buddha on a lotus pedestal flanked by peacocks

Seated figure of a buddha on a lotus pedestal flanked by peacocks

Unidentified artist

early 20th century