id: 159647 accession number: 1996.361 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.361 updated: 2023-05-31 11:29:58.120000 King Dasharatha sends his chief minister Sumantra to summon Rama, from Chapter 16 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya), folio 18 of a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1690–1710. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720). Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 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 Chapter 16 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya), folio 18 of a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1690–1710 creation date earliest: 1680 creation date latest: 1730 current location: 242B Indian Painting creditline: Gift of Norman Zaworski in honor of Sherman and Ruth Lee copyright: --- culture: Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720) technique: Gum tempera and ink on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 22.5 x 32.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: [[recto]] 18 translation: remark: inscription: [[recto]] (indistinct Takri note unrelated to the picture) translation: remark: inscription: [[verso, in Sanskrit with Devanagari numerals]] 16 ayodhyā translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation) opening date: 2023-03-10T05:00:00 Imagining Rama's Journey (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-September 17, 2023). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Raghubir Singh of Shangri, Kulu Valley date: 1956 footnotes: citations: Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–1996 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1996– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Dasharatha’s chief wife Kaushalya, mother of Rama, kneels on the golden stool. digital description: wall description: Seated upon a golden stool before her husband, Queen Kaushalya agrees that the time has come for him to retire and their son Rama to be crowned king of Ayodhya. King Dasharatha gestures to his minister to fetch Rama so they can give him the news of their decision. The scene takes place in the private apartments of the palace, guarded by a stern staff-bearer at the door. In the top margin, the number “18” is written in Takri, the regional script used in the western Himalayas. --- RELATED WORKS id: 162328 The royal priest Shatananda confirms that the four princesses of Mithila should marry the sons of King Dasharatha, from Chapter 70 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood), folio 13 from a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1690–1720. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720). Gum tempera and ink on paper; painting: 18.5 x 28.7 cm (7 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.); overall: 20 x 30.4 cm (7 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2002.6 relationship: id: 314241 Ravana’s sister Shurpanakha complains that Lakshmana cut off her nose and ears, from Chapter 30 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a “Shangri” Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1690–1710. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Mandi, court of Sidh Sen (reigned 1684–1727). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); painting: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.107 relationship: --- CITATIONS 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. page number: url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr4117 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.361/1996.361_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.361/1996.361_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.361/1996.361_full.tif