A painting from a dispersed Ramayana series: The battle between Rama and Ravana
A painting from a dispersed Ramayana series: The battle between Rama and Ravana

INDIA, KANGRA OR GARHWAL, CIRCA 1810-20

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A painting from a dispersed Ramayana series: The battle between Rama and Ravana
India, Kangra or Garhwal, circa 1810-20
Rama, his brothers and the monkey army led by Sugriva lie seemingly dead in the foreground, while Sita clutches her sons to her in the upper left, and Valmiki speaks to a young prince outside his hut at top
Opaque pigments on paper
10¾ x 14 3/8 in. (27.3 x 36.5 cm.)
来源
Doris Wiener, New York
Private collection, Canada

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The figures identified by inscription are Sita with her sons Kusha and Lava at upper left; next to her is Lava dragging a bound Hanuman and Javavan; at top center is Valmiki sitting outside his hut; below him the blue-skinned Rama ("Shri Ramji") lying prone in a gold and silver throne, with the bound Hanuman and Javavan appearing again at his feet; to the far right is Rama's brother Bharta; below him are two more pale-skinned kings with names written on their shields, Vabhishana and Sanudhae; directly left of them with his name written on his sleeve is Lakshmana; and below Lakshmana is Sugriva's name, also written on a shield.
The scene depicted is likely from the battle with Indrajit, Ravana's brother. Indrajit fought Rama and his supporters for three days: on the first day he defeated them with his nagapasha weapon; on the second day he mortally wounded Lakshmana, who was saved when Hanuman brought an entire mountain of medicinal herbs to the battlefield; and on the third day Indrajit was finally vanquished when Lakshmana interrupted his morning prayers and kept Indrajit from receiving his godlike invincibility.

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