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Narrative scene

Place of OriginJava, Indonesia

Dateapprox. 1930-1940

MaterialsPaint on cotton

DimensionsOverall: H. 23 in × W. 38 in (58.4 cm × 96.5 cm)

Credit LineTransfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Katherine Ball

Object numberF2002.24.1

DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art

ClassificationsPainting

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Subject

puppet

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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

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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

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