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Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children. Vessantara is pleased to be able to help the brahmin with his request and immediately gives away his two children, Jali and Kanha. Again, we see the exchange depicted with the pouring of water onto Jujaka's hands. As the children leave with him, Jujaka ties their hands together and beats them with a stick.

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Document identity
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37215
label
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children)
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Source metadata
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37215
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drawing
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normalized
title
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 8 (The Royal Children)
description
Jujaka visits Vessantara in his cottage in the forest and asks for the children. Vessantara is pleased to be able to help the brahmin with his request and immediately gives away his two children, Jali and Kanha. Again, we see the exchange depicted with the pouring of water onto Jujaka's hands. As the children leave with him, Jujaka ties their hands together and beats them with a stick.
provenance
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
1920-1940 (Rattanakosin)
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
52.5
height
66.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 20 11/16 x W: 26 3/16 in. (52.5 x 66.5 cm); Framed, H: 22 5/8 × W: 27 5/8 × D: 7/8 in. (57.5 × 70.2 × 2.2 cm)
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2501
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SEA
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3147
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