Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto); Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso)
Recto side: A yellow bird with green wings and a long neck is in the foreground. The bird's body has a vertical line down the middle. It faces a chariot with a red and yellow canopy. A figure sits inside the chariot, and a white horse pulls it. The horse faces left. Verso side: A man in a green and red outfit stands under a tree with a rounded top. He wears a crown. A naked child plays with a tiger. Two women in colorful saris stand to the right.
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- 900 × 715 px
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