id:			162515
accession number:	2003.156.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.156.a
updated:		2023-09-27 11:03:30.077000

Rama and Sita in the royal palace (recto), from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s). Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera; secondary support: 29.7 x 47.7 cm (11 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.); print only: 24.1 x 33 cm (9 1/2 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.156.a

title:				Rama and Sita in the royal palace (recto), from a Kalighat album
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
technique:	Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s)  - artist

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measurements: Secondary Support: 29.7 x 47.7 cm (11 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Print only: 24.1 x 33 cm (9 1/2 x 13 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

	William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003–
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fun fact:
Rama's devoted monkey followers Hanuman and Sugriva are seated before the throne.

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wall description:
The finale of the <em>Ramayana</em> presents Rama and Sita enthroned as the rightful rulers of the kingdom of Ayodhya. They are surrounded by Rama’s brothers, their loyal monkey allies, sages, and nobles. The balanced, symmetrical composition evokes the peace and stability that Rama’s millennia-long reign will bring to the kingdom. <br><br>The artist has anachronistically set the scene in an 1800s Calcutta mansion, complete with glass sconces and lamps hanging from the ceiling. Since Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the epicenter of British colonial power, this imagery suggests a desire to reinstate Hindu rulership over India.
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