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PROPERTY FROM THE LANIER COLLECTION his grandeur - a quiver-full of arrows behind. He
wears a crown, capped with three lotus blossoms.
RAMA RECEIVES ADORATION: Barechested except for strings of pearls and
AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE jewels and a diaphanous scarf, with a sa ron
RAMAYANA dhoti and gold patka. His feet are crossed - its
India, Madhya Pradesh, Raghugarh, soles bearing auspicious signs and symbols which
circa 1750-70 reveal his cosmic stature. He looks beyond his
companions deep in regal meditation.
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image: 12¼ by 7½ in (30.5 by 17.8 cm) Sita sits before him o ering a bowl of fruit.
Hanuman waves a chowrie. Rama’s brothers
PROVENANCE are present - Lakshmana with pressed hands as
Bharata and Shatrugna wave chowries . On a
Sam Fogg Ltd., London white terrace / a green background with ower
Acquired 2001 blossoms in vases.
A majestic Rama exalted on a giant lotus For related works, see P. Pal, The Classical
blossom, holds a crescent-tipped arrow pointing Tradition in Rajput Painting, New York, 1978,
upward - his bow symbolizing his victories and p. 130-131, cat. 42; Indian Paintings from the
Collection of Harriet Von Breton, Paci c Asia
Museum exh. cat., Pasadena, CA, 1986; and
Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 1989, lots 129-132.
$ 10,000-15,000
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