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The Great Departure of the Buddha
1880-1910
paint on cloth
(Southeast Asia )
(Southeast Asia )
This painting depicts Gautama, the Future Buddha, leaving his palace to become an ascetic. In the upper register, gods scatter flowers.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
Geographies
Thailand, Bangkok (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 81 1/2 x W: 37 3/8 in. (207 x 95 cm); L of wooden dowel at bottom: 44 1/8 in. (112 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander B. Griswold, 1979
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.
35.119