Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna in the arms of their mothers (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series
ManuscriptsIndian18th-19th century

Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna in the arms of their mothers (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series

18th - 19th century

Description

The painting depicts the new mothers, Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra with their sons, Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna. These mothers are the wives of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, who performed a ritual to obtain sons with the help of priests (the king and the sages are depicted on the reverse of this painting.) This double-sided folio possibly belongs to a Ramayana manuscript produced in Sirohi. Other folios from the same manuscript in the Harvard Art Museums’ collections are 1973.164, 1973.165, 1973.166.A, 1973.166.B, 1973.167, 1973.168.A, 1973.169, 1973.170.A, 1973.170.B, 1973.171. Rajput, Rajasthani, Sirohi School.

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
Indian
Century
18th-19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

25.7 x 30.6 cm (10 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

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