Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series

c. 1765

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series, c. 1765. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, Court of Raj Singh (reigned 1764–94). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); page: 26.8 x 19.4 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1953.357 Rama and Lakshmana wield divine bows in their fight against the ten-headed demon Ravana.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Medium: gum, tempera, gold, paper
Dimensions: Image: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); Page: 26.8 x 19.4 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: [[top border, in Takri]] sri raja ram lachhamana avatara Translation: Sri Raja Rama and Lakshmana incarnation [of Vishnu] Remark: Written in white on the red border, typical of Chamba
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 1953.357
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Exhibitions: Rajput Painting, Images of the Mind
Rights Statement: CC0