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Source Description
This painting depicts Gautama, the Future Buddha, leaving his palace to become an ascetic. In the upper register, gods scatter flowers.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8301
label
The Great Departure of the Buddha
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8301
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Great Departure of the Buddha
description
This painting depicts Gautama, the Future Buddha, leaving his palace to become an ascetic. In the upper register, gods scatter flowers.
provenance
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
date
1880-1910
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
207
height
95
dimensionsRaw
H: 81 1/2 x W: 37 3/8 in. (207 x 95 cm); L of wooden dowel at bottom: 44 1/8 in. (112 cm)
Source extras
cul
Buddhist
med
paint on cloth
creator_ids
2501
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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7c0ef1094dd86d35