Hanuman, Rama and Sita and Lakshmana
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hanuman, Rama and Sita and Lakshmana is a 1850 paint by Unknown, a Indian Miniature work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows four figures on a bright terrace. A man in yellow holds a white fan and stands behind a seated woman in red. In front of them, another man in yellow and pink sits with a staff, while a fourth figure in orange and red stands to the right, holding a bow. The background has a blue sky, trees, and a white building with a patterned railing. The seated man’s blue crown and the orange figure’s monkey-like face are striking details. The bright colors and flat style suggest this might be from South Asia. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The opaque watercolour painting on paper depicts Hanuman, the monkey god, bowing before Rama and Sita, while Lakshmana stands behind them holding a chowry (fly whisk). The work is part of an album of 196 items, including prints, drawings, and paintings, collected by J. Lockwood Kipling between 1865 and 1893. The album consists largely of lithographs sold at fairs and bazaars in Upper India and Bengal. It was later donated to the museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling, in 1917.
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