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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

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

Place of OriginThailand
Date1800-1900
MaterialsPaint and gold on cloth
DimensionsImage (.a): H. 25 5/8 in × W. 19 in (65.1 cm × 48.3 cm)
Image (.b): H. 23 1/2 in × W. 17 in (59.7 cm × 43.2 cm)
Matted (.a-.b): H. 32 1/16 in × W. 27 in (81.4 cm × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.61.3.a-.b
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
Inscribedchuchok 79 phra khatha ("Jujaka" in 79 verses) - side A
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SIDE A
Other wives pester Jujaka's wife until she (represented a second time) goes crying to her husband.

This painting is inscribed with the name of the chapter it represents and the number of its verses.

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
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
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 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
Prince Vessantara with his wife and children in the palace, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Prince Vessantara with his wife and children in the palace, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1800-1900
Vessantara and his wife meet with her father, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara and his wife meet with her father, 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)
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
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
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
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