Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 11: Jujaka Treats Jali and Kanha Poorly; While Jujaka Sleeps the Children are Cared For

ca. 1875-1925

95 cm 145 cm

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While returning to his village, Jujaka beats Jali and Kanhi with a stick, but divine beings keep watch over the children. As seen at the top of the painting, each night Jujaka sleeps in a tree to protect himself from wild animals. Divine beings appear in the forms of Vessantar...

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Sale 1284, Freeman's, Philadelphia, July 20, 2007, lot 1233; Collection of James E. Bogle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; given to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
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