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Scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Place of OriginThailand
Date1875-1900
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on cloth
DimensionsImage: H. 49 1/2 in × W. 28 3/4 in (125.7 cm × 73 cm)
Framed: H. 52 15/16 in × W. 32 5/16 in × D. 1 3/4 in (134.5 cm × 82.1 cm × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.8.2
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
1800-1900
Jujaka's wife is ridiculed; she then urges her husband to ask Vessantara for his children, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
Jujaka's wife is ridiculed; she then urges her husband to ask Vessantara for his children, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
1800-1900
Vessantara gives away the chariot, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
Vessantara gives away the chariot, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
1800-1900
Vessantara and his wife see the approach of Vessantara's father's retinue, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara and his wife see the approach of Vessantara's father's retinue, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Vessantara calls his children from hiding to give them to Jujaka, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara calls his children from hiding to give them to Jujaka, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1875-1900
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends to earth of become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends to earth of become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Vessantara gives away the elephant, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara gives away the elephant, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Vessantara gives away the chariot, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara gives away the chariot, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Vessantara and his family enter the forest, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara and his family enter the forest, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Jujaka's wife is ridiculed; she then urges her husband to ask Vessantara for his children, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Jujaka's wife is ridiculed; she then urges her husband to ask Vessantara for his children, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Jujaka asks the hermit Acchuta where Vessantara is staying, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Jujaka asks the hermit Acchuta where Vessantara is staying, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900