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Source Description
Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods. When it became time for Phusati to be reborn on earth, she appeared before Indra, and he granted her ten wishes for her future life. These included marriage to a king and having a generous son. In Thai paintings, Indra's heaven is often depicted as a walled compound with great riches, alluded to here by trees bearing abundant fruit.
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Document identity
localId
29121
label
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons)
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
id
29121
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 1 (Ten Boons)
description
Before her rebirth on earth as Vessantara's mother, Queen Phusati resided in heaven as the primary queen of Indra, king of the gods. When it became time for Phusati to be reborn on earth, she appeared before Indra, and he granted her ten wishes for her future life. These included marriage to a king and having a generous son. In Thai paintings, Indra's heaven is often depicted as a walled compound with great riches, alluded to here by trees bearing abundant fruit.
provenance
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
ca. 1850-1870 (Rattanakosin)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46
height
35.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall, H:18 1/8 × W: 14 in. (46 × 35.5 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 thot phon (?) (Ten Boons Chapter)
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paint on cloth, gilding
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2501
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SEA
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3147
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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2edd50064c3acfb5
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