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Hanuman and Rama

Painting
ca. 1635 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Hanuman and monkeys in conversation with Rama. Illustration to the Kishkindhaya kandam of the Ramayana.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHanuman and Rama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Ramayana, Hanuman and monkeys in conversation with Rama, opaque watercolour on paper, Malwa, ca. 1635
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Hanuman and monkeys in conversation with Rama. Illustration to the Kishkindhaya kandam of the Ramayana.
Dimensions
  • Height: 179mm
  • Width: 225mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders, excluding top and bottom borders height: 120mm (approx.)
  • Image within innermost painted borders, excluding top and bottom borders width: 206mm (approx.)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project.
Content description
Hanuman and monkeys in conversation with Laksmana.
Style
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
Accession number
IS.98-1965

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2008
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