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Rama and Sita with the monkey army

Rama and Sita with the monkey army
 (1940s)

Medium
opaque watercolour on cardboard
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© Estate of Jamini Roy
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
opaque watercolour on cardboard
Measurements
23.1 × 61.1 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
India
Inscription
inscribed in red paint (in Bengali script) (in image) l.r.: Jamini Roy
Accession Number
AS11-1973
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© Estate of Jamini Roy
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Scene from Ramayana: Rama sitting, worshiped by monkeys and people.

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