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Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2

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The Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching
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78.0102
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Rhodes College Collection of Artwork and Artifacts
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Abstract
Thai, late 19th early 20th century. Vessantara Jataka (old Buddhist story from India dealing with Last Previous Life of the Buddha). Vessantara, as one of numerous Acts of Charity, is giving away the white elephant who brings rain. (Customary when making a gift to pour water into hand of receiver or onto ground). The painting is held by a dark wooden frame. There is a sticker on the back of frame which reads, "78.0102 Thai Painting 19th-20th century Vessantara Jataka".
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This object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2017 by Jane Esklidsen '19 and Reagan Alley '18. It was uploaded to DLynx during fall 2018. Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.