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| Keywords: Thai - Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 10 (Indra's Realm) - Walters 35269 - A T Front.jpg The deity Indra fears that a dishonorable person will ask for Maddi He therefore takes the form of a brahmin and asks for Maddi for himself In this scene Indra is recognizable to the viewer in his adopted form because his skin is green the color associated specifically with Indra The Chinese-style architecture depicted here is a stylistic trend that became increasingly common in Thai paintings of the mid- to late 19th century between 1850 1870 Bangkok paint on cloth gilding cm 47 36 accession number 35 269 25979 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection 2002 kan sap pap Indra's Realm Chapter place of origin Thailand Walters Art Museum license 2D Vessantara Jataka Thai paintings in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
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