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(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai

(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai

Place of OriginThailand
Dateapprox. 1790-1825
MaterialsInk, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
DimensionsH. 15 1/4 in x W. 8 1/2 in, H. 38.7 cm x W. 21.6 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of Father Robert Allen Duston
Object number2016.277.5.a-.b
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
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The Monkey hero Hanuman carries a lady, perhaps Benyakai; from the Cambodian or Thai version of the epic of Rama
The Monkey hero Hanuman carries a lady, perhaps Benyakai; from the Cambodian or Thai version of the epic of Rama
approx. 1900-1950
Monks touch their throats, perhaps hoarse from chanting, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Monks touch their throats, perhaps hoarse from chanting, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
(.a) A poor man hoes the ground; (.b) the monk Phra Malai carrying a fan and, under his outer robes, an alms bowl, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
(.a) A poor man hoes the ground; (.b) the monk Phra Malai carrying a fan and, under his outer robes, an alms bowl, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
A poor man collects lotus flowers for Phra Malai to take as an offering to the hair-relic monument in Indra's heaven, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
A poor man collects lotus flowers for Phra Malai to take as an offering to the hair-relic monument in Indra's heaven, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
The holy monk Phra Malai descends from Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai descends from Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
The holy monk Phra Malai visits hell, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai visits hell, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
The holy monk Phra Malai at the stupa of the hair relic in Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai at the stupa of the hair relic in Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
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
The deity Indra meets Phra Malai, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The deity Indra meets Phra Malai, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
After conservation treatment
Five Buddhas of the past, present, and future; Phra Malai visiting the stupa of the hair relic in Indra's heaven; scenes from two of the previous lives of the Buddha (Sama Jataka and Nimi Jataka)
approx. 1875-1900
Double-sided screen with scenes from the life of the Buddha: Kashyapa paying homage to the Buddha's remains, and (perhaps) the infant Buddha-to-be standing on the head of the sage Asita
Double-sided screen with scenes from the life of the Buddha: Kashyapa paying homage to the Buddha's remains, and (perhaps) the infant Buddha-to-be standing on the head of the sage Asita
1800-1900
Scene from the life of the Buddha, perhaps the ordination of the Shakya youths
Scene from the life of the Buddha, perhaps the ordination of the Shakya youths
1800-1900