Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart
Painting
ca. 1865 - ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1865 - ca. 1870 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Hanuman, the monkey king, is opening his heart to reveal Rama and Sita enshrined within it. He wears a broken string of pearls, executed in tin alloy paint, recalling an episode where Sita gave him her string of pearls at court.
Object details
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| Title | Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1865-1870 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Hanuman, the monkey king, is opening his heart to reveal Rama and Sita enshrined within it. He wears a broken string of pearls, executed in tin alloy paint, recalling an episode where Sita gave him her string of pearls at court. |
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| Content description | Hanuman, the monkey king, is opening his heart to reveal Rama and Sita enshrined within it. |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | IS.231-1953 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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