Thai Jataka Paintings of the Ratanakosin Period
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Buddha Overcoming Mara
While Phra Siddhartha was meditating under the bodhi tree, the all powerful Mara began to notice that he was slipping away from his domination, so he attacked him with his army to divert his purpose. Undaunted, Phra Sidhharta gathered up all of the ten virtues

19th Century, Bangkok Period
Natural pigments on cloth, Framed
Size: 175 cm (ht.) x 91 cm (width)

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    Chulmani Chedi in Heaven
    Celetial beings hover in the sky. Sakka, in green skin, kneels by a monk to hear the preaching. The central theme of the painting is the Chulmani Chedi (stupa) in the middle of an octagonal shaped courtyard. Aside from the natural pigments used in this painting, the figures and the chedi are also gilded with gold leaf giving the picture a subtle richness.

    19th Century, Bangkok Period
    Natural pigments on teak wood
    Original teak wood frame
    Size: 80 cm (ht.) x 60 cm (width)

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