Lot 63
63
AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE RAMAYANA: THE CORONATION OF RAMA
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE RAMAYANA: THE CORONATION OF RAMA

KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details
AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE RAMAYANA: THE CORONATION OF RAMA
KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the blue-skinned Rama, seated with Sita on a golden throne in the centre, his brothers standing in attendance, Hanuman and the animal army paying obeisance, all on a marble terrace, laid down on card between blue and pink borders

Painting 4 3/8 x 7 ¼in. (11.2 x 18.4cm.); folio 7 ½ x 10 ¼in. (19 x 26cm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 8 June 2008, lot 43

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Lot Essay

The story of the Ramayana is well-known. In this painting the viewer is rewarded with portraits of the most pertinent characters: Lakshmana, who holds the flywhisk above Rama's head, their brothers Bharata and Shatrugana holding his arrow quiver and shield, and the leaders of their allies standing before them. From right to left they are Hanuman, Sugriva and Jambavan the bear king.

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