Comments on: Conservation and the Green Monster http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/06/18/conservation-and-the-green-monster/ Blogging Asian Art and Culture Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: edeb http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/06/18/conservation-and-the-green-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-205 edeb Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:12:38 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=770#comment-205 Seeing the work of the conservators such as that in this video gives me renewed respect for the artists who made these works and the artistry involved in their conservation. Seeing the work of the conservators such as that in this video gives me renewed respect for the artists who made these works and the artistry involved in their conservation.

]]> By: xensen http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/06/18/conservation-and-the-green-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-189 xensen Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:22:12 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=770#comment-189 The painting is a <a href="http://67.52.109.59/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2006.27.122.4&quicksearch=2006.27.122.4&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1" rel="nofollow">Standing Buddha flanked by two disciples; and five scenes of the Buddha's previous lives</a>, approx. 1850-1900. Thailand, paint and gold on cloth. <em>Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection,</em> 2006.27.122.4. According to the entry by Forrest McGill in the exhibition catalogue (just now off to the printer), "Beneath the Buddha flanked by two disciples are arranged scenes of the final five of the last ten stories of the Buddha's previous lives. The earlier five stories are depicted on another painting (not included in the exhibition) that is a mate to this one. Each scene is labeled with the name of the boddhisattva in the scene and sometimes several descriptive words. The scenes are arranged with the sixth story (that of Bhuridatta) at upper left and the tenth (that of Vessantara) at the bottom. Along the bottom edge is a brief inscription giving the name of the painting's sponsor as Mother Khong Phu." The painting is a Standing Buddha flanked by two disciples; and five scenes of the Buddha’s previous lives, approx. 1850-1900. Thailand, paint and gold on cloth. Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2006.27.122.4.

According to the entry by Forrest McGill in the exhibition catalogue (just now off to the printer), “Beneath the Buddha flanked by two disciples are arranged scenes of the final five of the last ten stories of the Buddha’s previous lives. The earlier five stories are depicted on another painting (not included in the exhibition) that is a mate to this one. Each scene is labeled with the name of the boddhisattva in the scene and sometimes several descriptive words. The scenes are arranged with the sixth story (that of Bhuridatta) at upper left and the tenth (that of Vessantara) at the bottom. Along the bottom edge is a brief inscription giving the name of the painting’s sponsor as Mother Khong Phu.”

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