Telepatta Jataka
Painting
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, on cotton, illustrating one of the 550 Jakatas, or stories of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. The scenes depict the Bodhisattva tempted by ogresses on his quest to become king of Takkasila, bidding farewell to his parents, walking to his house, consenting to take with him five of his household having warned them of perils on the way to Takkisila, meeting the first ogress (of physical beauty) standing before her pavilion and one of the companions succumbing to her charms, eaten by the dark blue ogress in her pavilion. Probably a reduced copy of a fresco painting in a Buddhist temple near Kandy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Telepatta Jataka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and varnished on cotton mounted on board |
| Brief description | Painting, Telepatta Jataka, paint on cotton, Kandy, Sri Lanka, C19 |
| Physical description | Painting, on cotton, illustrating one of the 550 Jakatas, or stories of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. The scenes depict the Bodhisattva tempted by ogresses on his quest to become king of Takkasila, bidding farewell to his parents, walking to his house, consenting to take with him five of his household having warned them of perils on the way to Takkisila, meeting the first ogress (of physical beauty) standing before her pavilion and one of the companions succumbing to her charms, eaten by the dark blue ogress in her pavilion. Probably a reduced copy of a fresco painting in a Buddhist temple near Kandy. |
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| Content description | One of the 550 Jakatas, or stories of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Gray |
| Object history | Given by Lady Gray. Register entry 3 September 1928. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | RP 1928/8042 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.39-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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