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"Rama and Lakshmana Enter the City of Mithila to Perform in an Archery Contest," Illustrated folio from the “Bharany" Ramayana (The Adventures of Rama)

ca. 1780
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Rama and Lakshmana Enter the City of Mithila to Perform in an Archery Contest," Illustrated folio from the “Bharany" Ramayana (The Adventures of Rama)
  • Date: ca. 1780
  • Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: Folio: 14 × 9 5/8 in. (35.6 × 24.4 cm)
    Image: 8 1/4 × 12 5/16 in. (21 × 31.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Promised Gift of the Kronos Collections, 2015
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
"Rama and Lakshmana Enter the City of Mithila to Perform in an Archery Contest," Illustrated folio from the “Bharany" Ramayana (The Adventures of Rama) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art