"The Twelfth Dream: The 16 Dreams of King Pasenadi" (Jataka Tale)

NameCarving

CultureBurmese

DateEarly - mid 20th century

Place madeMyanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWood, paint, metal pins

DimensionsLargest: 30 × 25 × 4 1/4 in. (76.2002 × 63.5001 × 10.795 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Earl and Shari Kessler, A.2018.25.3

Object numberA.2018.25.3

ProvenanceDonors purchased these 14 panels from a gallery in the River City mall in Bangkok, Thailand in the 1990s. The donor was able to buy all fifteen panels (although because the Jataka tells of sixteen dreams, I believe there is one panel missing from the collection. There is one panel featuring a snake and a frog that the donor is keeping but intends to donate later or to set it up as a bequest.

DescriptionMan carrying small gong; Wood panel with two sections, righthand section has three figures in high relief, one figure on far right is kneeling with closed palms to forehead, middle figure is holding a gong, painted background is tropical setting