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Painting

early 19th century (made), late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

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Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Width: 39.35cm
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.
Style
Subjects depicted
Literary references
  • Scene from the Ramayana
  • Ramayana
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.
Collection
Accession number
IS.24-1967

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Record createdDecember 22, 1999
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