"The Eleventh 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 1/4 × 25 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (76.8352 × 64.7701 × 8.255 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Earl and Shari Kessler, A.2018.25.14

Object numberA.2018.25.14

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.

DescriptionWood panel with two sections, thin lefthand section with painted tropical background, righthand section has three seated figures and one figure standing above the others with hand raised