rama, ramayana, c. 1700–1720

Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duel, folio 10 from the Kishkindha Kanda (Book of Kishkindha) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Ramayana
  • Period: c. 1700–1720
  • Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Painting: 16.4 x 26.8 cm (6 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); Overall: 20.7 x 31 cm (8 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
  • Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
  • Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1973.103

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

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Tradition

Ramayana

File

2560 × 1666 px · JPG · 747 KB

License

Public domain (CC0) · Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Accession no.

1973.103

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