- Rama, Kusha and Lava
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Rama, Kusha and Lava
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Kolkata (made)
- Date:
ca. 1865 - ca. 1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by the University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, to which the series was presented by Mrs. Western of Langbrookside, Havant, Hampshire
- Museum number:
IS.235-1953
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, illustration to the Ramayana: Rama, using bows and arrows, is fighting with his (unrecognised) twin sons Kusha and Lava, to recover a horse required for sacrifice. The monkey god Hanuman, shown with blue fur, is seen in flight holding a tree, which he is using as a weapon. Their weapons and jewellery are executed in tin alloy paint.
Place of Origin
Kolkata (made)
Date
ca. 1865 - ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Dimensions
Height: 442 mm maximum, Width: 275 mm maximum
Descriptive line
Painting, Rama fighting with Kusha and Lava, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1865-1870
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Archer, WG (1971) Kalighat Painting, HMSO, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
p.58
Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656.
Materials
Opaque watercolour; Paper; Paint; Tin alloy
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Deities; Bows; Arrows; Tree; Battle; Sons
Categories
Paintings; Hinduism; Religion; Myths & Legends; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
