Thai Buddhist Painting

Description

Thai Buddhist painting on cloth of  a red cloaked monk on a raised pedestal underneath a tree giving a sermon to five crowned, kneeling and praying divinities, possibly a scene from the story of Phra Malai.
Condition: Losses to pigments, water staining near the bottom, cloth glued down to board, otherwise overall fair condition.
Painting: 29-1/4 in. x 20-1/4 in., 19th century.
Giltwood frame with silk surround: 36-1/4 in. x 27-1/4 in.
Sold framed.
20th century.
Provenance:
with Gump’s, San Francisco.