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Indrajit, Rama and Lakshmana

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, scene from the sixth part (Yuddha kanda) of the Ramayana. Ravana's son Indrajit is attacking Rama and Lakshmana with arrows that transform into snakes. Rama's bear and monkey allies are trying to repel the attack.

Object details

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Object type
TitleIndrajit, Rama and Lakshmana (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Indrajit attacking Rama and Lakshmana with snake-arrows, School of Sajnu, opaque watercolour on paper, Mandi, ca. 1820-1830
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, scene from the sixth part (Yuddha kanda) of the Ramayana. Ravana's son Indrajit is attacking Rama and Lakshmana with arrows that transform into snakes. Rama's bear and monkey allies are trying to repel the attack.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 210mm (maximum)
  • Page width: 304mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 191mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 285mm
17/07/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Scene from the sixth part (Yuddha kanda) of the Ramayana. Ravana's son Indrajit is attacking Rama and Lakshmana with arrows that transform into snakes. Rama's bear and monkey allies are trying to repel the attack.
Styles
Object history
IS.242 to 253-1951 were purchased for £13/4/0 in 1951.
Production
School of Sajnu
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceRamayana
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. 366, cat. no. 63
Collection
Accession number
IS.242-1951

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Record createdNovember 5, 2002
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