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Description: | Taken from cave at Damafah, Salween River, Burmah, AD1859
Polychrome painting on paper depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha constructed from horizontal strips of paper held together with netting made from textile cord. Inscribed on the back: 'Taken from a cave at Damafat, Salween River, Burmah, A.D. 1859.' Shows scenes of the Buddha's renunciation from the bottom to the top. At the bottom, the Buddha's wife is sleeping; the death of the horse is shown in the middle and the Buddha cutting off his hair towards the top. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | paper (fiber product) paintings (ritual & belief: representations) paper string string (fiber product) pigment banners | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-53854 |
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