Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana (c. 1700–1725): Art, History and Details
Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700–1725, Gum tempera and ink on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana (c. 1700–1725) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
A king sent the courtesans to a forest ashram to convince the ascetic boy Rishyashringa to come back with them to the palace. The king believes that Rishyashringa's presence in the palace will bring about the end of a drought. Rishyashringa had never seen a woman before and was completely bewildered by them.
Object facts
- Title: Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
- Date: c. 1700–1725
- Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh
- Type: Painting
- Technique: Gum tempera and ink on paper
- Dimensions: Page: 20 x 30.4 cm (7 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
- Collection: Indian Art
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 2002.6
A detail from the museum
This painting remains slightly unfinished, without the final touches of gold.
Collection credit
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- Valmiki's Ramayana, Book I, Sarga 9, verses 13-15
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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