Photo of collection object The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series — Nainsukh. The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series, ca. 1780. Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 9 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (24.8 x 34 cm). Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2004, 2004.367. public-domain.

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The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

ca. 1780

Workshop active in the First generation after Nainsukh

Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Nainsukh
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Medium: Ink, Opaque watercolor, Silver, Gold on paper
Locations: country: India, region: Punjab Hills
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (24.8 x 34 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2004.367
Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2004
Rights Statement: public-domain
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