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Rama and Sita with the monkey army

Jamini ROY
Rama and Sita with the monkey army
 (1940s)

Medium
opaque watercolour on cardboard

Measurements
23.1 × 61.1 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© Estate of Jamini Roy

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

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Physical description
Scene from Ramayana: Rama sitting, worshiped by monkeys and people.

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