id:			314241
accession number:	2018.107
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.107
updated:		2020-11-04 22:24:02.274000

Ravana’s sister complains that her nose was cut off by Lakshmana as the demons prepare to depart to capture Sita, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, 1690-1710. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; page: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); miniature: 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

title:				Ravana’s sister complains that her nose was cut off by Lakshmana as the demons prepare to depart to capture Sita, from the “Shangri” Ramayana
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creation date:			1690-1710
creation date earliest:		1690
creation date latest:		1710
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom
technique:	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); Miniature: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Verso upper left corner: nagari- Ārarāp 61
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).

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wall description: 
In one of India’s major Hindu epics, the <em>Ramayana, </em>the god Vishnu incarnated himself as the hero Rama in order to defeat the powerful demon Ravana, who has 20 arms and 10 heads, seen in the boat at the upper right. This scene takes place on the island of Lanka, Ravana’s capital, surrounded by a golden brick wall and populated by his demon minions. Just inside the door, Ravana’s sister, the demoness with crimson hair, is demanding that her brother avenge the severing of her nose by Rama’s brother. Ravana decided then to abduct Rama’s wife, Sita, the act that propelled the climactic battle.<br>The place where this important, extensive <em>Ramayana </em>series was painted remains uncertain.Scholars have argued for one or another Pahari court, but no definitive evidence has yet come to light.
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