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for From the story cycle of Karikh Maharaj showing Saiyan Ram Rant who was the policeman and game keeper of the King Karikh. He might also be called the lord of the beasts for their seven hundred wild animals under his care. In the drawing he is shown a sword in each hand dancing for joy in his work. A tiger joins him in the dance
From the story cycle of Karikh Maharaj showing Saiyan Ram Rant who was the policeman and game keeper of the King Karikh. He might also be called the lord of the beasts for their seven hundred wild animals under his care. In the drawing he is shown a sword in each hand dancing for joy in his work. A tiger joins him in the dance
Date1983
Maker
Shanti Devi
Indian, born 1963
Object number2021.32.11
ProvenanceThe artist or Mithila Art Institute; purchased by Ethnic Arts Foundation, Berkeley, California, 1977-2014; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021
Published ReferencesSzanton, David L. and Malini Bakshi. Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. San Francisco: Ethnic Arts Foundation, 2007.Credit LineGift of David Szanton on behalf of the Ethnic Arts Foundation
Dimensions30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
MediumNatural pigments derived from plants, paper
Indian
late 10th to early 11th century
Object number: 38.23
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