THAILAND - 19th century - Lot 92

THAILAND - 19th century Ink and color on canvas, stupa adoration, in a garden enclosed by high ornate balustrades in the middle of a lush forest. The lower part, situated in the forest outside the sacred stupa enclosure, is animated by a jataka located in Jetavana, where terrified Brahmins ask the Buddha for help following the death of one of their number from a snake bite. The Buddha teaches them Metta, universal benevolence, with which he will tame and appease the poisonous snakes. We see him seated, performing the gesture of fearlessness, while Brahmins present him with the snakes, and servants and courtiers flee in fright. (minor missing paint layer). 175 x 81 cm. Mounted on a scroll.