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1. IO San 3621

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621
Title:
IO San 3621 Eighteen illustrations to the ‘Ramayana’ of Valmiki. Udaipur, Mewar, c.1655. Purchased June 1912. Inscribed on the reverse of each leaf in ...
Scope & Content:
IO San 3621 Eighteen illustrations to the ‘Ramayana’ of Valmiki. Udaipur, Mewar, c.1655. Purchased June 1912. Inscribed on the reverse of each leaf in nagari characters in black: 13-18 lines of Sanskrit text from Kanda V (‘Sundara Kanda’) of Valmiki’s ‘Ramayana’; a few lines are written in r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1652-1654
Extent:
18 items

2. IO San 3621, f.1

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.1
Title:
Hanuman arriving on Lanka
Scope & Content:
Hanuman arriving on the island of Lanka. Numbered folio 2. 210 by 332 mm; page 240 by 373 mm. Hanuman crouches by a hillock in the foreground, pondering how he should enter Ravana’s palace without disturbing the guards. He subsequently makes the decision to reduce himself to the size of a ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

3. IO San 3621, f.2

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.2
Title:
Hanuman observing Lanka at night
Scope & Content:
Hanuman observing Lanka at night. Numbered folio 3. 207 by 330 mm; page 232 by 357 mm. Hanuman is perched on the roof of Ravana’s palace, which has its own moat, and he is also seen on the domed roofs of the main city on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

4. IO San 3621, f.3

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.3
Title:
Hanuman observes Ravana's interview with Sita
Scope & Content:
Hanuman in the Ashoka grove. Numbered folio 33. 210 by 356 mm; page 245 by 390 mm. From a position high in a Shingshapa tree Hanuman observes Sita attended by a band of female titans; Ravana arrives with female attendants and begs Sita to marry him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

5. IO San 3621, f.4

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.4
Title:
Hanuman makes his presence known to Sita
Scope & Content:
Hanuman making his presence known to Sita. Numbered folio 50. 196 by 350 mm; page 232 by 383 mm. Hanuman offers to carry Sita away to safety, but she declines fearing the retributions of the titans.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

6. IO San 3621, f.5

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.5
Title:
Hanuman slays the Kinkaras
Scope & Content:
Hanuman slaying the Kinkaras. Numbered folio 64. 203 by 347 mm; page 240 by 382 mm. Wishing to fight with the titan armies, Hanuman creates havoc in the Ashoka grove until the alarm is raised, and then proceeds to vanquish the forces that Ravana sends against him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

7. IO San 3621, f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.6
Title:
Hanuman overcomes another army sent by Ravana
Scope & Content:
Hanuman conquering another army sent by Ravana. Numbered folio 65. 197 by 357 mm; page 235 by 395 mm. Seven of Ravana’s ministers set out at the head of a large army, and Hanuman upsets their chariots and puts them to rout.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

8. IO San 3621, f.7

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.7
Title:
The battle with the five generals
Scope & Content:
The battle with the five generals. Numbered folio 70. 196 by 347 mm; page 225 by 375 mm. Ravana sends five of his best generals at the head of an army, but Hanuman dispatches these too.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

9. IO San 3621, f.8

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.8
Title:
Hanuman fighting with Indrajit
Scope & Content:
Hanuman fighting with Indrajita. Numbered folio 73. 198 by 343 mm; page 238 by 382 mm. Hanuman picks up boulders to hurl at Indrajita who releases arrows from his chariot drawn by four lions. Indrajita calls upon Brahma who grants him a special power with which Hanuman is struck to the groun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

10. IO San 3621, f.9

Reference (shelfmark):
IO San 3621, f.9
Title:
Hanuman is brought before Ravana and his tail set alight
Scope & Content:
Hanuman brought before Ravana. Numbered folio 75. 201 by 350 mm; page 240 by 385 mm. Hanuman determines not to resist the power of Brahma, and is bound by the titans and taken to Ravana for questioning.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1653
Extent:
1 Item

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