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Hanuman and Indra

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kolkata (made)

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Ramayana story, Hanuman's conflict with Indra. Another possibility is that this represents Hanuman's fight with Indrajit, the name in the inscription being abbreviated.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Religion
Hinduism
Folk Art
Myths & Legends
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Painting
TitleHanuman and Indra (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Watercolour
Tin Alloy
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Ramayana, Hanuman's conflict with Indra, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Ramayana story, Hanuman's conflict with Indra. Another possibility is that this represents Hanuman's fight with Indrajit, the name in the inscription being abbreviated.
Content description
Hanuman's conflict with Indra.
Style
Kalighat
Marks and inscriptions
(handwritten in Bengali)
Transliteration
'indra hanuman'
Credit line
Given by R. W. Skelton, 1959.
Object history
Historical significance: Calcutta was recognised as the Capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brushstrokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century.
Subjects depicted
Deities
Battle
Elephant
Hanuman
Indra
Literary referenceRamayana
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.36-1959

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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