Lava and Kusha carrying Hanuman
Painting
ca. 1885 (made)
ca. 1885 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the picture depicts Lava and Kusha, the twin sons of Rama and Sita carrying the bound Hanuman on a pole. Hanuman was defeated in a battle and then captured by Lava and Kusha who then took him to their mother as a present. The story from Ramayana relates to Sita's banishment and her life in an ashram or a hermitage where she gave birth to the twin sons.
Object details
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| Title | Lava and Kusha carrying Hanuman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Lava and Kusha carrying Hanuman, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the picture depicts Lava and Kusha, the twin sons of Rama and Sita carrying the bound Hanuman on a pole. Hanuman was defeated in a battle and then captured by Lava and Kusha who then took him to their mother as a present. The story from Ramayana relates to Sita's banishment and her life in an ashram or a hermitage where she gave birth to the twin sons. |
| Content description | Lava and Kusha, the twin sons of Rama and Sita carrying the bound Hanuman on a pole. Hanuman was defeated in a battle and then captured by Lava and Kusha who then took him to their mother as a present. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (handwritten on object)
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| Object history | Acquired from Miss M Steele as part of the collection inherited from her mother, a scholar in Sanskrit at Cambridge in 1894. When delivering the pictures, Miss Steele reported that her grandmother had also lived in India for some time and that it was possible that the pictures were originally collected by her. |
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| Literary reference | Ramayana |
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| Accession number | IS.555-1950 |
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| Record created | November 17, 2006 |
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