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Source Description
The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi. He therefore takes the form of a brahmin and asks for Maddi for himself. In this scene, Indra is recognizable to the viewer in his adopted form because his skin is green, the color associated specifically with Indra. The Chinese-style architecture depicted here is a stylistic trend that became increasingly common in Thai paintings of the mid- to late 19th century.
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Document identity
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25979
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Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm)
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drawing
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Source metadata
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25979
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drawing
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normalized
title
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm)
description
The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi. He therefore takes the form of a brahmin and asks for Maddi for himself. In this scene, Indra is recognizable to the viewer in his adopted form because his skin is green, the color associated specifically with Indra. The Chinese-style architecture depicted here is a stylistic trend that became increasingly common in Thai paintings of the mid- to late 19th century.
provenance
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
1850-1870 (Rattanakosin)
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
48.3
height
36.8
dimensionsRaw
Painted image H: 19 x W: 14 1/2 in. (48.26 x 36.83 cm); Fabric support H: 19 3/4 x W: 14 1/2 in. (50.17 x 36.83 cm); Framed, H: 26 5/8 × W: 21 5/8 × D: 7/8 in. (67.6 × 54.9 × 2.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
kan sap pap (Indra's Realm Chapter)
med
paint on cloth, gilding
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2501
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SEA
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3147
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1
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0
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