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THE KINGDOM OF SIAM
THE ART OF CENTRAL THAILAND

22. The sage Vidhura
approx. 1700– 1750
Pigments on cloth
H: 31.4 cm; W: 24.8 cm
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Dr. Sarah Bekker, F2002.8.3
AAM Siam 72

The sage Vidhura is carried through the air holding the tail of a demon’s flying horse;
a scene from one of the last ten previous lives of the Buddha.
Photograph by Kaz Tsuruta.

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