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Jujaka encounters the hunter, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Jujaka encounters the hunter, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Jujaka encounters the hunter, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Place of OriginCentral Thailand
Dateapprox. 1800-1850
MaterialsPaint and gold on cloth
DimensionsOverall: H. 28 3/4 in × W. 23 1/4 in (73 cm × 59.1 cm)
Matted: H. 32 in × W. 27 in (81.3 cm × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.81.4
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
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This painting shows two moments of the episode represented in 2006.27.80.6. At the lower left Jujaka is treed by a crossbow-wielding hunter and his dogs as a pair of bemused owls observe. At upper right Jujaka, having persuaded the hunter of his good intentions, uses a cylinder and ramrod to prepare a quid of betel as the hunter points him in the direction of his goal.
Jujaka encounters the hunter, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Jujaka encounters the hunter, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Vessantara's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, and then rejoins her husband, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, and then rejoins her husband, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
approx. 1850-1900
Vessantara's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
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's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's wife encounters a lion, tiger, and leopard, 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)
1800-1900
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)
1875-1900
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 children are cared for a Jujaka sleeps, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's children are cared for a Jujaka sleeps, 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) - 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
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's children are cared for as Jujaka sleeps, chapter 11 from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara's children are cared for as Jujaka sleeps, chapter 11 from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
approx. 1800-1850