Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Buddha Worship
(Southeast Asia )
This dynamic painting illustrates one of the Jataka tales--stories of the former lives of the Buddha. In these popular stories, which number in the hundreds, the Buddha takes various forms—human, divine, and animal—to carry out virtuous acts of charity, courage, and humility, setting an example for humanity.
This painting depicts a pious woman named Sujata offering boiled rice to the Buddha as he sits under a tree in meditation. The Buddha eats the rice, thus breaking his fast and setting into motion the events that lead to his enlightenment.
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 25 x 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
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.286