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Jujak Asks Vessantara for His Children as Slaves, Scene from a Vessantara Jataka1820-1840

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Thai narrative painting on paper or cloth, depicting a multi-roofed temple in gold, red, and blue with figures at its steps, celestial beings above a lotus pond in the upper right, and worn, flaking pigment throughout

Unknown, Jujak Asks Vessantara for His Children as Slaves, Scene from a Vessantara Jataka, 1820-1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz Jr., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Jujak Asks Vessantara for His Children as Slaves, Scene from a Vessantara Jataka
Place Made
Thailand
Date Made
1820-1840
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on cloth
Dimensions
22 x 18 3/4 in. (55.88 x 47.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz Jr.
Accession Number
M.75.36.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art