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This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Temple Cloth

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Temple cloth of cotton painted in tempura colours on a prepared ground. In the middle in the mid-space of the blue sky, two rakshasas with swords fly above the earth and uphold a type of triptych upon which stand the Buddha and his right and left hand disciples. In the upper sky fly two Devas bearing pink lotus-buds whilst on the earth at the bottom of the picture in a three-clad rocky landscape, the Bodhisattva is seen to the left cutting off his hair, and in the middle is the death of the horse Kanthaka in the presence of Chandaka and three kneeling devas. At the top is a roller.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Temple Cloth
  • Pole
Materials and techniques
Painted cotton
Brief description
Temple cloth of painted cotton, Thailand, 19th century
Physical description
Temple cloth of cotton painted in tempura colours on a prepared ground. In the middle in the mid-space of the blue sky, two rakshasas with swords fly above the earth and uphold a type of triptych upon which stand the Buddha and his right and left hand disciples. In the upper sky fly two Devas bearing pink lotus-buds whilst on the earth at the bottom of the picture in a three-clad rocky landscape, the Bodhisattva is seen to the left cutting off his hair, and in the middle is the death of the horse Kanthaka in the presence of Chandaka and three kneeling devas. At the top is a roller.
Dimensions
  • Height: 123.5in
  • Width: 34in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Hugh Bigg-Wither
Collection
Accession number
IM.28-1935

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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