M1040 Haks 351 Sutasoma's Sacrifice

Title of artwork
M1040 Haks 351 Sutasoma's Sacrifice
Date of work
1937
Narrative
Sutasoma
Collected in ...
Bateson and Mead Collection
Leo Haks Collection
Catalog Number
351.jpg
Photo credit
Haks Leo
Description
Prince Sutasoma surrenders himself to be eater by a starving tigress, so that she will not commit the sin of eating her young.
Abstracted summary
mythological scene; man in costume devoured by tiger; deer, birds, puri, hat, batik.
Medium of production
washed pen and ink and watercolour on paper.
Width (cm)
37.5