Maitribala Jataka (copy of a 13th century Buddhist fresco)
Oil Painting
1925 (made)
1925 (made)
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An oil painted copy of a 13th century Buddhist fresco depicting the Maitribala Jataka. To the right an attendant brings food in a bowl suspended from a shoulder yoke which is rejected by a club bearing Yaksha. In the centre the Bodhisattva who holds a sword offers his own blood to the Yaksha while on the left another Yaksha holds an umbrella over the Bodhisattva. The colours used are shades of red, green and yellow.
Object details
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| Title | Maitribala Jataka (copy of a 13th century Buddhist fresco) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | An oil painted copy of a 13th century Buddhist fresco depicting the Maitribala Jataka, by D.J.Lokuge, 1925, Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka. |
| Physical description | An oil painted copy of a 13th century Buddhist fresco depicting the Maitribala Jataka. To the right an attendant brings food in a bowl suspended from a shoulder yoke which is rejected by a club bearing Yaksha. In the centre the Bodhisattva who holds a sword offers his own blood to the Yaksha while on the left another Yaksha holds an umbrella over the Bodhisattva. The colours used are shades of red, green and yellow. |
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| Accession number | IM.40-1927 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2007 |
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