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Page from a Dispersed Ramayana (Story of Rama)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored paper with darker tan edges. A pencil drawing depicts a hillside with trees, bushes, and rounded shrubs. A man in a dhoti holds a bow and arrow on a hillside on the left. A woman sits on a hillside with a red and orange sari. Two men with long beards stand facing her on the right. A man and woman float in the sky on the top right with orange markings on their clothing. A figure faces left on the bottom center. A deer runs along the bottom left. All figures have handwriting written in red above them.

Artwork Details

Date
first quarter of the 19th century
Medium
Graphite with color on paper
Culture
India (Punjab Hills, Kangra)
Dimensions
599 × 457 px
Public Domain
Yes
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