Painting
early 19th century (made), late 18th century (made)
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Painting, scene from the Ramayana, painted in black ink and red, on a long palm leaf, a prince and a lady sit in a room, a warrior sits outside, and two chariots approach, to the left are flowering plants with animals and birds in two registers.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in ink and paint on palm leaf |
Brief description | Painting, Ramayana scene, painted in black ink with red watercolour on palm leaf, Odisha, late 18th or early 19th century |
Physical description | Painting, scene from the Ramayana, painted in black ink and red, on a long palm leaf, a prince and a lady sit in a room, a warrior sits outside, and two chariots approach, to the left are flowering plants with animals and birds in two registers. |
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Content description | A prince and a lady sit in a room, a warrior sits outside, and two chariots approach, to the left are flowering plants with animals and birds in two registers. |
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Bibliographic reference | Swallow, Deborah and John Guy eds. Arts of India: 1550-1900. text by Rosemary Crill, John Guy, Veronica Murphy, Susan Stronge and Deborah Swallow. London : V&A Publications, 1990. 240 p., ill. ISBN 1851770224, pp.38/39, no.24. |
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Accession number | IS.24-1967 |
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Record created | December 22, 1999 |
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