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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.69
Title
Rama and Lakshmana Converse with Atri at His Ashram While Sita Talks to his Wife, Anasuya; from a Ramayana series
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1635
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Central India, Malwa
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310629

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
17.3 x 23 cm (6 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift in gratitude to John Coolidge, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr., Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg, Louise Haskell Daly, Alpheus Hyatt, Richard Norton Memorial Funds and through the generosity of Albert H. Gordon and Emily Rauh Pulitzer; formerly in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.69
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lakshmi Lal, "The Ramayana Today", Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (Cambridge, MA, Winter 1997-1998), vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 78-81, pp. 78-81, ill.
  • Elisabeth Barro, "Zangar: A Study of Green Pigments Used at the Mughal and Rajput Courts" (Bachelor's thesis, Harvard University, 1997), Unpublished, pp. 1-82 passim

Exhibition History

  • Indian Harvest: Part 2, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/17/1996 - 04/28/1996
  • Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, The Drawing Center, New York, 04/16/1997 - 06/07/1997
  • The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 10/21/2016 - 01/15/2017

Verification Level

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