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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 361

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND LAKSHMANA DEPART WITH SAGE
VISHWAMITRA , INDIA , MEWAR, CIRCA 1700-1710
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD

PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND LAKSHMANA DEPART WITH SAGE VISHWAMITRA
INDIA, MEWAR, CIRCA 1700-1710

Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold

image: 9 by 14 ¼ in. (22.9 by 36.2 cm)

folio: 10 ¼ by 15 ⅞ in. (26 by 40.3 cm)

Provenance
New York Collection, acquired 1968

Catalogue Note
The illustration depicting sage Vishwamitra arriving at the hermitage of Vashishtha, spiritual teacher of Rama and Lakshmana, and
seeking the help of the young princes in vanquishing demons who are disturbing his own meditation and practice. The narrative is
separated by a diagonal. On the right Rama and Lakshmana are seen bowing in respect to their guru before they take his leave and
depart with Vishwamitra. On the top left King Janaka of Mithila is shown consulting with a minister.

As the story relates, Rama and Lakshmana succeed in vanquishing the demons plaguing Vishwamitra and together with him they
later arrive at the court of King Janaka.

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