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Rama's twin sons Lava and Kusha performing Valmiki's epic before Rama and his court
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Rama's twin sons Lava and Kusha performing Valmiki's epic before Rama and his court

MUGHAL INDIA, 1594 AD

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Rama's twin sons Lava and Kusha performing Valmiki's epic before Rama and his court
Mughal India, 1594 AD
Folio 453 verso (p. 906), Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Rama seated on a throne beneath a canopy with his two sons dressed as sadhus attended by courtiers, a group of figures standing in the foreground by the gate, two lines of black nasta'liq text within panels, verso with 18ll. of text within red and gold outlines
Miniature 14 x 87/8in. (35.4 x 22.6cm.); text area 9½ x 5½in. (23.7 x 13.8cm.)
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拍品专文

This scene which this miniature depicts appears twice in the Ramayana, both at the beginning and at the end. This is the latter. The other version, in which the boys appear as bearded ascetics is No. 2 of the manuscript.
This is one of the most detailed and colourful of the miniatures. The composition of a seated ruler surrounded by courtiers with figures in the foreground and roof tops in the background is a standard in Mughal painting, but this example is remarkable in its use of colour and level of portraiture. The lyrical nature of the story is highlighted by the pairs of peacocks and monkeys playing on the roof.