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Drawing - Sita and Rama.

Sita and Rama.

  • Object:

    Drawing

  • Place of origin:

    Kangra (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1800 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Drawn and painted with brush in ink with watercolour on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund

  • Museum number:

    IS.138-1951

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Brush drawing, ink with watercolour on paper, depicting Sita bestowing the winner's garland on Rama after the contest in archery; an illustration to the Ramayana.

Place of Origin

Kangra (made)

Date

ca. 1800 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Drawn and painted with brush in ink with watercolour on paper

Dimensions

Height: 237 mm maximum, Width: 334 mm maximum

Object history note

Previously in the Rothenstein Collection

Descriptive line

Brush drawing, Sita bestowing winner's garland on Rama, ink on paper, Kangra, ca. 1800

Materials

Ink; Water-colour; Paint; Paper

Techniques

Drawn; Painted

Subjects depicted

Deities; Garland

Categories

Paintings; Hinduism; Religion; Myths & Legends; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project

Collection

South & South East Asia Collection

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