Cloth hanging of the Nemi Jataka

1890-1910

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Kalaga textile, in two registers, depicting scenes from the Nemi Jataka, one of the ten great Jatakas (stories of the Buddha's previous lives). Made of black velvet with applied cloth (cotton and felt), sequins and glass, and embroidery. King Nemi is taken by the god Sakka's charioteer, Matali, to view the heavens and the hells. The king then gives a sermon in Sakka's heaven.

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Title: Cloth hanging of the Nemi Jataka
Date Created: 1890-1910
Physical Dimensions: Length: 465 centimetres x Width: 188 centimetres
Production place: Burma
Material: Velvet, cotton, felt, paper, sequins, glass, plastic, and metal
Copyright: © Trustees of the British Museum
British Museum link: 1996,0430,0.1
Acquisition: Funded by the Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund

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