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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.114
People
Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
Title
Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman Being Worshiped by a Crowd, drawing for a Ramayana
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
early 18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217489

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque white watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
17.5 x 16 cm (6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.114
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
In this drawing, Rama and his wife, Sita, sit on a covered platform. Rama has a quiver on his back and holds a bow and arrow. Behind Rama and Sita is Rama’s brother, Lakshmana, who also carries a bow and arrow. Standing in front of Rama is the monkey god Hanuman. The platform faces a large crowd of people, who pay their respects to the group by prostrating or clasping their hands in prayer. The drawing depicts one of the final scenes of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, in which Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita have returned from a fourteen-year exile after rescuing Sita from the demon-king Ravana, with the help of Hanuman. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Exhibition History

  • The Art of Storytelling: Five Tales from Asia, Then and Now, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, 09/08/2015 - 12/13/2015

Verification Level

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