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Lot 2039
Two Thai Paintings from the Vessantara Jakata
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, pigment, gouache, and gilt embellishments on cloth; each depicting Buddhist scenes from the Vessantara Jakata including Chapter Two, in which Prince Vessantara gives away the Sivi Kingdom’s prized white elephant; and Chapter Four, Vessantara, Maddi, Jali, and Kanha Enter the Forest; mounted and framed under glass.

Frame dimensions of each 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Lane Harvey Montgomery, New York, NY

Scattered allover areas of wear and loss; scattered spotting, not examined outside the frame.