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Vessantara and his father return to the capital (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara and his father return to the capital (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Vessantara and his father return to the capital (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)

Place of OriginThailand
Date1875-1900
MaterialsInk, colors, and gold on cloth
DimensionsH. 50 1/2 x W. 30 in, H. 128.3 cm x W. 76.2 cm (image)
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.8.1
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
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Vessantara returns to the capital, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara returns to the capital, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
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, reunited with his family, attends his father the king (?), a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara, reunited with his family, attends his father the king (?), 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)
1850-1900
Vessantara, reunited with his family, attends his father the king, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara, reunited with his family, attends his father the king, 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)
1800-1900
Vessantara returns to the capital, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Vessantara returns to the capital, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
approx. 1800-1850
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'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 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 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