id:			159647
accession number:	1996.361
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.361
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King Dasharatha sends his chief minister Sumantra to summon Rama, from the "Shangri" Ramayana, c. 1700–1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh. Gum tempera and ink on paper; page: 22.5 x 32.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Norman Zaworski in honor of Sherman and Ruth Lee, 1996.361

title:				King Dasharatha sends his chief minister Sumantra to summon Rama, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
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creation date:			c. 1700–1725
creation date earliest:		1680
creation date latest:		1750
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creditline:			Gift of Norman Zaworski in honor of Sherman and Ruth Lee
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culture:	Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh
technique:	Gum tempera and ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 22.5 x 32.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	[[recto]] 18
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	inscription:	[[recto]] (indistinct Takri note unrelated to the picture)
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	inscription:	[[verso, in Sanskrit with Devanagari numerals]] 16 ayodhyā
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Imagining Rama’s Journey
	opening date:   2023-03-09T05:00:00
	<i>Imagining Rama’s Journey</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

	Raghubir Singh of Shangri, Kulu Valley
	date: 1956
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	Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1996
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1996–
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CITATIONS

	Valmiki's Ramayana, Book II, Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, verses 1 - 4.
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Major Neoclassical Marble, Rare Korean Sculpture, Other Recent CMA Acquisitions Now on View,” April 16, 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4117

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