Painting
ca. 1855 - ca. 1860 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting the ten-headed demon Ravana and Sita in a chariot held in the beak of the bird Jatayu, king of the vultures. Episode from the Ramayana.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Ravana and Sita sitting in the beak of Jatayu, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1855-1860 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting the ten-headed demon Ravana and Sita in a chariot held in the beak of the bird Jatayu, king of the vultures. Episode from the Ramayana. |
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| Content description | Ravana and Sita in a chariot held in the beak of the bird Jatayu, king of the vultures. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex |
| Object history | Part of an album, containing 196 prints, paintings and pen and pencil drawings together with 37 loose pages of paintings, calligraphic drawings, and outline pen drawings. The collection is mainly composed of native lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs of Upper India and Bengal. The album was collected by late J Lockwood Kipling between the years 1865 and 1893. In 1875 he became Principal of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore and held this post until his retirement in 1893. The album was presented to the Museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling in 1917. Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1917-2627M, R.P. 1917-2705M |
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| Literary reference | Ramayana |
| Bibliographic reference | 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.
p. 57 |
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| Accession number | IM.2:72-1917 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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