Sujet

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom. A white elephant was believed to bring rain and prosperity. Vessantara sits atop the elephant, surrounded by symbols of his royalty. He pours water into the brahmins' hands as a sign of the gift being given.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B16_221

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.0Mo (3.2Mo) / 31.0cm x 42.0cm / 3662 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

forest exterior outdoors animal standing water people man group job man men red waiting Asian Asia religious arts painting pouring religion Buddhist Buddhism white art guy occupation Thailand south east asia continent museum color elephant golden royal gold Hinduism gift present location gilt century gilded material textiles profession story fabric giving generosity cloth literature royalty Thai textile gilding concept legend pigment Southeast Asia prince Colour 19th century Siam legendary Theravada 1860s Brahman nineteenth century Southeast Asian 1850s brahmin mahout TGN generous outside buddhists portrait South-east Asia white colour Jataka Unknown Walters Art Museum Vessantara Jataka Heritage Art 19th-century Vessantara paint on cloth gilding Himavanta