Living Line: Selected Indian Drawings from the Subhash Kapoor Gift

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Mara bringing the demons to Life, a scene from the Ramayana
Attrib. to ManakuIndia (Pahari Hills, Guler), ca.1740
Ink and wash on paper; 12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (30.8 x 21.6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.5)

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Battle scene from Devi Mahatmya
India (Pahari hills, Guler), ca. 1760
Ink, wash and translucent watercolor on paper; 11 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (28.9 x 19.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.11)

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Krishna subdues the naga Kaliya in Yamuna River (Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series)
Attrib. to follower of NansukhIndia (Pahari Hills, Guler or Kangra), ca.1780
Ink and wash on paper; 9 x 10 3/8 in. (22.9 x 26.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.24)

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Tigers Hunting
India (Rajasthan, Kotah), ca. 1830–40
Ink on paper; 64 3/8 x 16 in. (163.5 x 40.6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.50)

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Elephant running amok (recto)
India (Rajasthan, Kotah), ca. 1770–75
Charcoal on paper; 19 x 1 in. (48.3 x 2.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.14)

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Nobleman on horseback
India (Rajasthan, Sawar), early 18th century
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; 4 1/2 x 6 in. (11.4 x 15.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.2)

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Nobleman Hunting a Tiger
India (Rajasthan, Kotah or Mewar), ca. 1830
Ink and translucent watercolor on paper; 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (12.1 x 12.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008 (2008.359.17)