Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 6 (The Light Forest)

Description Wandering in the forest as he tries to find Vessantara, Jujaka is chased up a tree by dogs. He calls out and is heard by a hunter, who is in the forest to protect Vessantara and his family. Jujaka conceals his true intentions and tells the hunter that he is going to pay Vessantara a visit. The hunter then points Jujaka in the right direction. The many birds in the background are a Thai convention for representing a forest.

Exhibitions

• Thai Story: The Vessantara Jataka. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2011-2012.

Provenance Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.

Credit Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2002