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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

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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

1983

Shanti Devi

Indian, born 1963

Natural pigments derived from plants, paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Gift of David Szanton on behalf of the Ethnic Arts Foundation
2021.32.11
Provenance: The artist or Mithila Art Institute; purchased by Ethnic Arts Foundation, Berkeley, California, 1977-2014; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesSzanton, David L. and Malini Bakshi. Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. San Francisco: Ethnic Arts Foundation, 2007.

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