A painting from a set of Buddha and the Thirty-Four Jataka stories

TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A painting from a set of Buddha and the Thirty-Four Jataka stories
Tibet, 18th century
The Buddha seated on a lotus base over a gilt-and-red-lacquered lion throne, his hands in bhumisparsamudra, backed by a nimbus and aureole, centered in a lush landscape and surrounded by three Jataka tales
26¾ x 19 in. (67.9 x 48.3 cm.)

Provenance

Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, by Summer 1978
Collection of Don José Cangas, Madrid, before 2000

Literature

Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30639

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Lot Essay

The tales depicted in this painting are No. 33, The Buffalo, A Tale of Patience (upper left); No. 34, The Woodpecker, Kindness without Thought of Reward (middle right); and No. 32, Prince of the Iron House, A Tale of Renunciation (bottom). This painting likely belongs to a set of eleven paintings depicting all thirty-four Jataka tales. For a complete list and description of all the stories, see Jatakamala: Garland of Stories on Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org).

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