The Ramayana (Tales of Rama; The Freer Ramayana), Volume 1
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Object Details
- Patron
- Abd al-Rahim (1556-1627)
- Artist
- Syama Sundara
- Ghulam 'Ali
- Kala Pahara
- Kamal
- Mohan
- Mushfiq
- Nadim
- Nadir
- Qasim
- Sadi (active 16th century)
- Shyam Sundar
- Yusuf 'Ali
- Zayn al'-'Abidin
- Fazi
- Court
- Mughal Court
- School/Tradition
- Mughal school
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Purchased with the Hanna Collection in 1907. See Original Catalogue of the Hanna Sale: Manuscripts I, S.I. 1583, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also "Miscellaneous" volume of Freer House Catalogue, pgs. 167-183.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
- Yoga: The Art of Transformation (October 19, 2013 to January 26, 2014)
- Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
- Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000)
- Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)
- The Natural World in Indian Painting (September 4, 1996 to May 17, 1997)
- South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
- The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)
- The Ramayana (July 18, 1983 to April 15, 1984)
- The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
- Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)
- Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1597-1605
- Period
- Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar
- Accession Number
- F1907.271.1-172
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in modern bindings
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27.5 x 15.2 cm (10 13/16 x 6 in)
- Origin
- Northern India
- On View
- Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Ramayana
- sacrifice
- Shiva
- Krishna
- deer
- seal
- Hanuman
- demon
- death
- boat
- Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
- ascetic
- Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)
- sage
- Rama
- cave
- cow
- abduction
- India
- Lakshmana
- Ravana
- Brahma
- Indra
- ashram
- priest
- apsara
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- mourning
- funeral
- cremation
- illustrated
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- hermitage
- Kusha
- Lava
- Dasharatha
- Kaikeyi
- Vishvamitra
- Janaka
- Bharata
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.271.1-172
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35c9e9578-d188-43ac-8952-601785917e33
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