Not currently on display at the V&A

Hanuman, Rama and Sita

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Folk Art
Religion
Hinduism
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleHanuman, Rama and Sita (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Watercolour
Tin Alloy
Cardboard
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Hanuman, Rama and Sita in heart, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart.
Dimensions
  • Height: 136mm
  • Width: 87mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart.
Style
Kalighat
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali )
Translation
[subject's name]
Transliteration
'hanuman'
Subjects depicted
Deity
Heart
Hanuman
Rama
Sita
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.311-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432542/hanuman-rama-and-sita-painting-unknown/
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