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

Maker Unidentified artist

Date19th century

MediumPigments on cloth

Dimensions30 × 20 1/2 inches (76.2 × 52 cm)

CultureThai

PeriodBangkok Period

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift from Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Terms

Paintings
Thai
Pigments
Buddhism
Headdresses
Headgear
Leopards
Animals
Monsters
Cloth

Object number2003.045.022

Collections

Asia and Pacific

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