id:			130637
accession number:	1953.357
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.357
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:28.599000

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; painting: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); overall: 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

title:				Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series
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creation date:			c. 1765
creation date earliest:		1745
creation date latest:		1775
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, Court of Raj Singh (reigned 1764–94)
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); Overall: 26.8 x 19.4 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	[[top border, in Takri]] sri raja ram lachhamana avatara
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Rajput Painting
	opening date:   1960-11-30T05:00:00
	<i>Rajput Painting</i>. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 22, 1961).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2023-03-10T05:00:00
	<i>Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-September 17, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1953
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1953–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. and George Montgomery. <em>Rajput Painting; with an introductory essay and catalogue notes</em>. New York: Asia House, 1960.
	page number: 	Cat. no. 68.
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	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 108, pp. 268–269
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Images of the Mind.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 19.
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	Diane de Selliers, ed., <em>Rāmāyaṇa. </em>Volume VI. Paris: Diane de Selliers Éditeur, 2011.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 255
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IMAGES

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