2018-11-062018-11-062017http://hdl.handle.net/10267/34658This 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.Thai, late 19th early 20th century. Vessantara Jataka (old Buddhist story from India dealing with Last Previous Life of the Buddha). Young wife of old Brahnin being reproached by jealous village wives. (She became his wife, not for love, but when her father couldn't pay debt to him). She begs Brahmin for slaves so she need not show herself to villagers. He says he is too poor. She says to ask the kind Prince Vessantara for his children. The painting is held by a dark wooden frame.Frame Dimensions: 27 inches high, 20 inches wide, .75 inches deep Image Dimensions: 22 inches high, 15.5 inches widePaint on cloth with bamboo supportsThe Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for TeachingPaintingsJataka stories, ThaiBuddhist artImage78.0107Tempera paintingsThai (culture or style)