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Prince Vessantara Jataka

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Prince Vessantara Jataka (detail)

須大拏太子本生圖

泰國

泰國大城時期(Ayutthaya,1350~1767)泰文寫經《三界經》(Traiphum)之插圖。描繪須大拏太子本生故事。此經為大城最早的寫經之一,內容包括佛教宇宙三界論、佛傳和佛本生故事等,隨文穿插精美的彩繪。
 須大拏太子本生事見南傳《本生經》第五四七則,描述佛過去世為須大拏太子時,施捨國寶白象、家財和妻兒等的布施行持。此圖表現須大拏太子經歷種種徹底布施的考驗後,一家歡喜團圓的場面。圖中國王、王后與太子妻小四人相對而坐,太子擁子於膝上,太子妃懷抱女兒;除天真的小女兒在吮吸母乳,其餘五人均上身微向前傾,一手舉於臉旁,表示流淚,體現出泰國傳統繪畫僅以人物手勢表達喜怒哀樂等情緒的獨特表現手法。
 畫面左端繪宮殿,右端下方有合掌的人物,上方並豎各種象徵皇權的華麗傘蓋。整體作品畫工精細,色彩豐富飽滿,充滿生氣與活力。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 752.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Prince Vessantara Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 752.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Prince Vessantara Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:752.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Prince Vessantara Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 752).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 752,
title = {{Prince Vessantara Jataka}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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