A Jataka ("Birth") tale tells of the Buddha-to-be in a previous birth giving his life to save a starving tigress and her cubs. This watercolor by 20th-century Chinese artist Guan Shanyue is a copy of the scene in ancient Mogao Cave Temple 428 near Dunhuang, Gansu, China. The copy was made in 1943.
Guan Shanyue (1912-2000) was a painter and educator from Guangdong, and associated with the Lingnan School of Chinese painting. In 1943 he visited the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, Gansu, where--with his wife and son holding candles--he copied nearly a hundred Buddhist murals in just over a month.
Posted to Reddit et al, February 13, 2025
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