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INDIA, KANGRA OR GULER, 19TH CENTURY
細節
Two drawings depicting the Nala Damayanti, Devi Mahatmya and Ramayana
India, Kangra or Guler, 19th century
The first a double-sided manuscript depicting a scene from the Devi Mahatmya on one side in which Durga is battling demons, and a scene from the Nala Dayamanti on the other, in which an old woman gives advice to a bride while her friends help her dress, with sketches of female heads and Shiva in the margins; the second an illustration the Ramayana, in which Ram and Lakshman are seated at center, with Hanuman at left and his brother Sujriv seated with the princes, surrounded by monkeys, most named by inscription
Ink and wash on paper
11¾ x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm.), the first
8½ x 12½ in. (21.6 x 31.8 cm.), the second (2)
India, Kangra or Guler, 19th century
The first a double-sided manuscript depicting a scene from the Devi Mahatmya on one side in which Durga is battling demons, and a scene from the Nala Dayamanti on the other, in which an old woman gives advice to a bride while her friends help her dress, with sketches of female heads and Shiva in the margins; the second an illustration the Ramayana, in which Ram and Lakshman are seated at center, with Hanuman at left and his brother Sujriv seated with the princes, surrounded by monkeys, most named by inscription
Ink and wash on paper
11¾ x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm.), the first
8½ x 12½ in. (21.6 x 31.8 cm.), the second (2)
來源
The Ramayana, from Doris Wiener Gallery