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Life of Buddha, A Tableau
(Southeast Asia )
The events depicted are as follows:
1. Prince Siddhattha goes outside the palace
2. Prince Siddhatta returns to the palace
3. Prince Siddhattha leaves his wife and child
4. The Great Departure
5. Prince Siddhatta cuts his hair
6. Gotama as a monk?
7. The steed, Kanthaka and the charioteer Channain; scenes of distress
8. Gotama on resting on his way through the mango forest
9. The first meal after his ordination
10. Buddha receives the understanding of King Bhimisara
11. Gotama approaches a teacher
12. The lesson of the three strings
13. Gotama accepts rice from Sujata
14. Gotama casts his bowl into the river
15. Sotthiya gives Gotama grass to sit upon
16. The enlightenment of the Buddha: victory over Mara: calling the earth to witness
17. Inscription
Provenance
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Chait Gallery/Auctioneers, 9330 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, California [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collection of James E. Bogle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1997, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1981-2002 | Exhibition of Thai Paintings from James Bogle's Collection. Lycoming College Gallery, Williamsport. |
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 117 5/16 x W: 66 9/16 in. (298 x 169 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. James E. Bogle, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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2010.12.9