Rama and Sita

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Chamba (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a Ramayanaseries, Rama and Sita's wedding procession. Rama and Sita seated in a chariot drawn by two white horses, with three servants carrying bundles on their heads precede them; below, a cavalcade of riders on horses. Pale green background.

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Categories	Paintings Religion Hinduism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Rama and Sita (generic)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, marriage procession of Rama and Sita, opaque watercolour on paper, Chamba, ca. 1735-1740
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a Ramayanaseries, Rama and Sita's wedding procession. Rama and Sita seated in a chariot drawn by two white horses, with three servants carrying bundles on their heads precede them; below, a cavalcade of riders on horses. Pale green background.
Dimensions	Height: 176mm (maximum) Width: 273mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders ( nb some of image projects into borders) height: 146mm Image within innermost painted borders ( nb some of image projects into borders) width: 244mm 26/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Rama and Sita's wedding procession. Rama and Sita seated in a chariot drawn by two white horses, with three servants carrying bundles on their heads precede them; below, a cavalcade of riders on horses.
Style	Chamba
Marks and inscriptions	(The rubber stamp impression of the Chamba Hill stores appears on the reverse.)
Credit line	Given by Col. J.G. Gayer-Anderson C.M.G., D.S.G. and Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson.
Subjects depicted	Marriage Horses Men Deities Procession Equestrians Chariot Rama Sita
Literary reference	Ramayana
Bibliographic reference	Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 81, cat. no. 14
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.168-1952

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Record created	July 21, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41902/rama-and-sita-painting-unknown/

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