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Title
Jataka
of the
Deer
King
Description
This
mural
is
based
on the
Sutra
of the
Nine-Colored
Deer
King
.
Nine
scenes
are
depicted
. From the
left
end
, the
drowning
man
cries
for
help
, a
deer
passes
by the
river
, and
saves
the
drowning
man
; the
man
thanking
the
deer
, and the
deer
is
then
shown
sleeping
. On the
other
end
, the
queen
tells
of her
dream
and the
king
issues
an
order
to
reward
the
person
who
helps
capture
the
deer
; the
drowning
man
betrays
the
deer
; the
man
leads
the
king
in a
hunt
for the
deer
, and the
nine-colored
deer
denounces
the
man's
lack
of
gratitude
before
the
king
.
Cave
257
,
Mogao
Grottoes
,
Dunhuang
.
Country
China
Historical Period
Northern Wei Dynasty
Date of Content
386-534
CE
Photographer/Recorder
Zenner
,
Letti
IDEAS Topic
Arts-Painting
Religions-Buddhism
Associated Places
Dunhuang
Type
Still
image
Format
Image/jpg
Extent
9436
w
x
1009
h
,
300
ppi
Source
Outer
cover
band
from
book
"
Dunhuang
"
Morning
Glory
Pub.
,
nd
.
Permissions
Materials
may
be
used
for
educational
,
non-commercial
purposes
only
.
IDEAS Collection
Asian
Takeout
Institution Name
St
.
Olaf
College
IDEAS Identifier
soc000822
Collection Editor
Kucera
,
Karil
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