VERTICAL PAINTINGin ink and colours on canvas, the upper part illustrating a figure of the Buddha standing on a lotus under a canopy and parasol, his hands in "vitarkamudra" (teaching gesture) and "varadamudra" (giving gesture), surrounded by two apsara and two figures of orants in "anjalimudra" (adoration gesture); the lower part illustrating a white stupa on a hexagonal terrace floating in the heavens, animated by a bonze and celestial figures. Inscriptions at the bottom of the painting. (Kingdom of Siam, Rattanakosin period, late 18th century.A VERTICAL PAINTING, INK AND COLOURS ON CANVAS, SIAM, RATTANAKOSIN PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY.DIM. 254 X 84 CM (100 X 33 1/16 IN.)