rama, ramayana, ca. 1605

“The Awakening of Kumbhakarna in the Golden City of Lanka”, Folio from a Ramayana

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Ramayana
  • Period: ca. 1605
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Painting: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
    W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
    Page: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
    W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
    Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
    W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
  • Credit line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002
  • Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 2002.504

Illustrated Ramayana manuscripts depict episodes from the epic of Rama, one of the most widely illustrated narratives in Indian painting, produced across many regional courts and workshops in a range of styles from the medieval period onward.

Artwork Details

Artist

Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002

Tradition

Ramayana

File

1822 × 2560 px · JPG · 850 KB

Accession no.

2002.504

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