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Title
A painting on a temple wall, of a woman asserting herself over her aged husband
Subject
Women's networks
Female violence
Vessantarā Jātaka
Wall paintings--Degaldoruva Vihare--Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Description
This scene at the Degaldoruva Vihare in the Kandy district, Sri Lanka, is somewhat restrained, but is presented together with a group of women round a well, whose taunts provoke the young woman Amittatapa (Vessantara Jataka, one of the former birth stories of the Buddha) to assert herself. Although these paintings are only a visual expression of earlier literary woks, the choice of episodes and the manner in which they are presented may reveal 18th century attitudes.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Degaldoruva Vihare, Kandy district, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 18th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2014
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.158
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A painting on a temple wall, of a woman asserting herself over her aged husband," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12655, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12655 (accessed March 28, 2024).