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English: A folio from The Ramayana: The golden abode of King Ravana

India, Kangra, circa 1775-80 Depicting Ravana's luxurious golden palace with his demon armies ready for battle, the ten-headed king shown twice, once in a pavilion in the upper left and again in a chariot inside the palace walls at middle right, the forlorn Sita shown standing in an arched window in the distant background at center, all surrounded by a floral blue border and pink borders Opaque pigments and gold on wasli

8½ x 12½ in. (21.5 x 31.7 cm.), image
Date between 1775 and 1780
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1775-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/a-folio-from-the-ramayana-the-golden-5182904-details.aspx
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