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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

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

Place of OriginThailand
Date1800-1900
MaterialsPaint and gold on cloth
DimensionsOverall: H. 25 15/16 in × W. 19 3/4 in (65.9 cm × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.61.1.a-.b
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
Inscribedthotsaphon 19 phra khatha ("The Ten Blessings" in 19 verses) - side A
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)
approx. 1800-1850
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)
1775-1850
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
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
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'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)
approx. 1800-1850
Vessantara's wife, mother, and children return to the capital (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's wife, mother, and children return to the capital (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1875-1900
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)
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