Scroll Painting Section
second half 19th century (made)
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Section from a scroll painting, painted in watercolour on paper, mounted on cotton, illustrating a version of the Ramayana, the section is in two registers. The upper register shows Vishnu Anantasayana with his consorts on the left, and a female attendant on the right. The lower register show the episode of Lakshman and Surpanakha on the left, and Rama seated with Sita on the right.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour on paper, mounted on cotton |
| Brief description | Scroll painting section, Ramayana, watercolour on paper mounted on cotton, probably Madras area, second half 19th century |
| Physical description | Section from a scroll painting, painted in watercolour on paper, mounted on cotton, illustrating a version of the Ramayana, the section is in two registers. The upper register shows Vishnu Anantasayana with his consorts on the left, and a female attendant on the right. The lower register show the episode of Lakshman and Surpanakha on the left, and Rama seated with Sita on the right. |
| Content description | The upper register shows Vishnu Anantasayana with his consorts on the left, and a female attendant on the right. The lower register show the episode of Lakshman and Surpanakha on the left, and Rama seated with Sita on the right. |
| Production | Mr. P. S. Rawson considers that these paintings may be from Tirupati, just north of Madras, but it is possible that the paintings may be from as far North as Ganjam under post-Vijayanagar influence. It seems certain that somewhere along the Coromandel coast is the place of origin. |
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| Literary reference | Ramayana |
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| Accession number | IS.35-1968 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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