2011.97: Lakshmana Removes a Thorn from Rama's Foot
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2011.97
- Title
- Lakshmana Removes a Thorn from Rama's Foot
- Classification
- Albums
- Work Type
- album folio
- Date
- c. 1700-1710
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217354
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Basohli School
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 26 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Philip Hofer [mid 20th century]. Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. Collection, New Hampshire (by 1969-2011), sold; [Sotheby’s, London, 5/31/2011, lot 54]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.
Notes:
This painting came to Harvard Art Museums on 1 April 1969 as temporary loan TL17444.214, and in 1983 was designated as long term loan, 440.1983.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
- Accession Year
- 2011
- Object Number
- 2011.97
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The painting depicts Rama, the seventh avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, who is worshipped as a god in his own right, supported by two of his warrior companions, while a thorn removed from his foot by his brother, Lakshmana. On the far right is the bear-king, Jambavan, who gestures in conversation with one hand while holding a quiver in the crook of his arm. On the far left is the monkey-god Hanuman, who carries his iconic mace in one hand, while resting the other on top of a black shield. The painting represents a scene from the Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana (Story of Rama). Pahari style, Basohli school.
Publication History
- Stuart Cary Welch and Mark Zebrowski, A Flower from Every Meadow: Indian Paintings from American Collections, exh. cat., New York Graphic SocietyNew York Graphic Society (New York, NY, 1973), p. 70, fig. 37
Exhibition History
- India: From Tribe to Court, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/23/1981 - 07/23/1981
- Out of the Hills: Miniature Painting from Himalayan India, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/26/1984 - 07/08/1984
- Hot as Curry - Subtle as Moonlight: Masterpieces of Rajput Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/02/1991 - 12/20/1991
- Recent Acquisitions, Part II: Building the Collection, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/19/2012 - 09/29/2012
- The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 10/21/2016 - 01/15/2017
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