Photo of collection object Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) — Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1810. Gum tempera and gold on paper, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.121. cc0.

Feast where Vishnu decides he will incarnate as King Dasharatha’s sons, from Chapters 14–15 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1810

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Medium: Gum tempera, Gold on paper
Locations: : Northern India, : Pahari Region, : Himachal Pradesh, : Rajput Kingdom of Kangra
Period: Rajput Kingdom of Kangra
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2018.121
Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Rights Statement: cc0
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