Hanuman Brings the Mountain of Healing Plants; Rama Extracts the Arrow from Lakshmana as Hanuman and a Bear Prepare to Treat Him (recto), from a Romance of Chandrabhanu and Lavanyavati of Upendra Bhanja (Indian, died 1740)
A long, tan-colored, rectangular piece of paper or parchment with rough, uneven edges and a hole in the center. The object features two scenes. The scene on the left depicts a monkey-like figure carrying a mountain. The monkey-like figure stands on the left, bending down to pick up a mountain filled with plants from the ground with both hands. Behind the monkey-like figure to the left is another figure sitting on the ground. To the right of the mountain is a figure standing and holding a staff. The scene on the right shows a figure lying on the ground and another figure bent over them, pulling an arrow out of their body. Behind the figure pulling the arrow is another figure wearing a crown, holding an object in one hand. To the right of the figure lying down are two more figures, one standing with a plant and one sitting on the ground. Both scenes include trees. The background of the object is plain with some decorative patterns around the edges. The entire object has black ink drawings.
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- 900 × 160 px
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