TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA

INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA
INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The first with two monkeys and a bear descending a mountain to enter a palace by the water; the second with Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana’s forces while Sita waits beneath the tree in the garden at upper left, both with inscriptions and numbered on the verso
8 x 11 ¼ in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.), the larger

Provenance

Estate of Richard B. Gump, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 December 1991
Private collection, New York, acquired from above

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Lot Essay

The inscription on the verso of the first painting translates to "Hanuman crosses the ocean to Lanka" and is numbered 48. On the verso of the second painting, the inscription translates to "Hanuman visits Sita and subsequently wreaks havoc on Lanka" and is numbered 52.

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