A folio from a dispersed Ramayana series, "Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra," from the workshop of Nainsukh, India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra, ca. 1780, depicting the princes protecting the sage Vishvamitra's forest sacrifice from demons. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1976.14, Asian Art department, Seymour Fund, 1976.
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Origins
Attributed ToNainsukh, active circa 1710 to 1778, is among the most celebrated painters of the Pahari hill state courts, closely associated with the court of Balwant Singh of Jasrota, whose daily life he painted with an unusually naturalistic eye; after his death his sons and workshop carried his style forward, and this folio's workshop attribution reflects that continuing family lineage across the Kangra and Guler courts. 1 Physical Form
MediumFolio, workshop of Nainsukh, India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra, ca. 1780, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1976.14 1 Classification
Object TypeManuscript Illumination 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Lakshmana directly: "a dispersed Ramayana series, "Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra," from the workshop of Nainsukh, India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra, ca."
Source Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra, accession 1976.14 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra, accession 1976.14 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this folio names the subject outright, "...Assist the Sage Vishvamitra," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra, accession 1976.14 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
India, Regions Source Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra, accession 1976.14 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra, accession 1976.14 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1976.14
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A folio from a dispersed Ramayana series, "Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra," from the workshop of Nainsukh, India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra, ca.
Originated In: India, Object record: Culture
Culture: India, Punjab Hills, kingdom of Kangra
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