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painting
Object Type
painting
Museum number
1955,1008,0.78
Description
Gouache painting on paper. An illustration from the Ramayana from the siege of Lanka series. The alliance between Rāma and Sugriva before Lanka.
School/style
Pahari School
Guler Style
Production date
1725-1740
(circa)
Production place
Painted in:
Punjab Hills
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
J C French ICS (retd)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
India
Materials
paper
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
59 centimetres
Width:
79.80 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Ahluwalia 2008 / Rajput Painting: Romantic, Divine and Courtly Art from India
(pp. 144-5, fig. 95)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
hindu epic figure/creature
Associated names
Associated with:
Rāma
Associated with:
Sugriva
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Lanka
(?)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Ramayana
Funder name
Funded by:
Art Fund
(as NACF)
Acquisition date
1955
Department
Asia
Registration number
1955,1008,0.78