Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Guler (made)

Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, a woman seated under a tree conversing with a demon, while another demon walks away. Perhaps a Ramayana illustration of Sita's captivity.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in ink and watercolour on paper
Ink
Watercolour
Paper
Drawn
Painted
Brief description
Brush drawing, demon approachng seated lady, ink and watercolour on paper, Guler, ca. 1800
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, a woman seated under a tree conversing with a demon, while another demon walks away. Perhaps a Ramayana illustration of Sita's captivity.
Dimensions
  • Height: 195mm
  • Width: 278mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 149mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 220mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A woman seated under a tree conversing with a demon, while another demon walks away.
Style
Guler
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Woman
Demons
Rocks
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.198-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433052/drawing-unknown/
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