cover image: The Ramayana (Tales of Rama; The Freer Ramayana), Volume 1

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The Ramayana (Tales of Rama; The Freer Ramayana), Volume 1

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Mughal Court Mughal School 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. Freer Gallery of Art Collection 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) 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) Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source) Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Authors

Abd al-Rahim, Syama Sundara, Ghulam 'Ali, Kala Pahara, Kamal, Mohan, Mushfiq, Nadim, Nadir, Qasim, Sadi (active 16th century), Shyam Sundar, Yusuf 'Ali, Zayn al'-'Abidin, Fazi

Collection
Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar
Format
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in modern bindings
Pages
H x W: 27.5 x 15.2 cm (10 13/16 x 6 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1907.271.1-172
Rights
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/fbde90eee2e9a01d500d7a6a6d404060

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