Indrajit, Rama and Lakshmana

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Mandi (made)

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.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Myths & Legends Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN Animals and Wildlife
Object type	Painting
Title	Indrajit, Rama and Lakshmana (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painting
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	Pahari Mandi
Object history	IS.242 to 253-1951 were purchased for £13/4/0 in 1951.
Production	School of Sajnu
Subjects depicted	Deities Arrows Snakes Bears Monkeys Ravana Rama Lakshmana Indrajit
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. 366, cat. no. 63
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.242-1951

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Record created	November 5, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69276/indrajit-rama-and-lakshmana-painting-unknown/

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