id: 162328
accession number: 2002.6
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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
title: 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)
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creation date: c. 1690–1720
creation date earliest: 1680
creation date latest: 1730
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creditline: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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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
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measurements: 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.)
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inscription: [[verso, upper left corner]] bāl. 70 (?)
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inscription: [[recto, left margin]] 13
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inscription: [[recto, upper left corner]] 13
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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).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-02-20T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Raghubir Singh of Shangri, Kulu Valley
date: 1956
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(Kalesan Natesan, Natesan’s Galleries, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–2002
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2002–
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