A folio from the Ramayana: The Coronation of Rama

INDIA, GULER, CIRCA 1840

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A folio from the Ramayana: The Coronation of Rama
India, Guler, circa 1840
The blue-skinned Rama at center clad in gold and holding a bow, seated on a golden throne on a red and green carpet, his foot on a footrest, with Sita beside him wearing an orange lengha and blue and gold dupatta, his brothers standing in attendance, with his forest-dwelling sadhus and animal army paying obeisance and a figure guarding the gate in the foreground, all within a walled palace compound with towers and a bright blue sky in the distance
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
8 5/8 x 11¼ in. (21.2 x 28.6 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Tennesee

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Lot Essay

The story of the Ramayana is well-known and beloved the world over, and in this painting the viewer is rewarded with portraits of the most pertinent characters: Laxmana, who holds the flywhisk above Rama's head, their brothers Bharata and Shatrugana holding his arrow quiver and shield, respectively, and the leaders of their allies standing before them, from right to left they are Hanuman, the monkey with the brown fur, Sugriva the monkey king in white, and Jambavan the boar king.

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