A Set of 56 Double-sided Manuscript Pages from the Ramayana

INDIA, KISHANGARH, 19TH CENTURY

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A Set of 56 Double-sided Manuscript Pages from the Ramayana
India, Kishangarh, 19th Century
The manuscripts depicting scenes from the Ramayana with text written in devanagiri and illustrations with figures painted on a green ground, some pages surrounded by decorative and floral borders, four pages illustrated
Each folio: 16¼ x 11¼ in. (41.3 x 28.5 cm.) (56)

Lot Essay

The Ramayana, a 50,000 line poem is one of India's most popular and enduring stories written by the sage Valmiki and divided into seven sections called khands.
It can be interpreted on several levels as not just an epic poem but also a treatise on dharma, filial and brotherly duty, honor, loyalty, piety and marital fidelity. Rama is the ideal son, husband and ruler while his wife, Sita, is an embodiment of the perfect woman.

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