The Buddha Attains Parinirvana
(Southeast Asia )
The reclining figure in this painting is identified in the cartouche at the bottom of the painting as Bhaddā Kaccānā. She had been Siddhattha’s wife prior to his Great Departure and the events that followed and led to his enlightenment.
Provenance
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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 25 x W: 18 7/8 in. (63.5 x 48 cm); Framed, H: 33 3/8 × W: 26 3/4 × D: 7/8 in. (84.8 × 68 × 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.285