The Ramayana (Tales of Rama; The Freer Ramayana), Volume 2
date: label: Date
content: 1597-1605
label: Period
content: Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar
name: label: Patron
content: Abd al-Rahim (1556-1627)
label: Artist
content: Syama Sundara
label: Artist
content: Ghulam 'Ali
label: Artist
content: Syama Sundara
label: Artist
content: Kala Pahara
label: Artist
content: Kamal
label: Artist
content: Mohan
label: Artist
content: Mushfiq
label: Artist
content: Nadim
label: Artist
content: Nadir
label: Artist
content: Qasim
label: Artist
content: Sadi (active 16th century)
label: Artist
content: Shyam Sundar
label: Artist
content: Yusuf 'Ali
label: Artist
content: Zayn al'-'Abidin
notes: label: Court
content: Mughal Court
label: School/Tradition
content: Mughal school
label: Provenance
content: Before 1890
label: Provenance
content: Ownership information unknown
label: Provenance
content: By 1890-1907
label: Provenance
content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), method of acquisition unknown [1]
label: Provenance
content: 1907-1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See “Catalogue of Indo-Persian Pictures and Manuscripts, Principally of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries by Native Artists, Collected by H. B. Hanna” [book], (London: Dowdeswell and Dowdeswells, 1890).
label: Provenance
content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) was an officer in the British military and a collector of Indian paintings. Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, Hanna’s family later moved to London, where he was baptized in 1851. Beginning in 1857, Hanna served as a commissioned officer in the Indian Army and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1889. After his retirement, he resided in London and Petersfield with his younger sisters. According to Hanna, he began collecting Indian paintings around the time of the Indian Rebellion (1857-1859). See letter from Henry Bathurst Hanna to Charles Lang Freer, dated April 10, 1908 [sic, 1907], p. 3, Box 17, Folder No. 10, Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See Charles Lang Freer art voucher no. 24, “For a collection of Indo-Persian pictures and manuscripts” from H. B. Hanna of Heathmere, Petersfield, Hants. [Hampshire], England, from October 1907, Box 114, Folder No. 12, Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., copy in object file.
label: Provenance
content: [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.
label: Provenance
content: Research updated April 19, 2024
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
label: Exhibition History
content: East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)
label: Exhibition History
content: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
label: Exhibition History
content: Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000)
label: Exhibition History
content: Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)
label: Exhibition History
content: The Natural World in Indian Painting (September 4, 1996 to May 17, 1997)
label: Exhibition History
content: South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
label: Exhibition History
content: The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: India
topic: label: Topic
content: Ramayana
label: Topic
content: sacrifice
label: Topic
content: Shiva
label: Topic
content: Krishna
label: Topic
content: Hanuman
label: Topic
content: demon
label: Topic
content: death
label: Topic
content: monkey
label: Topic
content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
label: Topic
content: ascetic
label: Topic
content: Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)
label: Topic
content: sage
label: Topic
content: Rama
label: Topic
content: Sita
label: Topic
content: India
label: Topic
content: Lakshmana
label: Topic
content: Ravana
label: Topic
content: Brahma
label: Topic
content: Indra
label: Topic
content: Kubera
label: Topic
content: chariot
label: Topic
content: South Asian and Himalayan Art
label: Topic
content: giant
label: Topic
content: herb
label: Topic
content: illustrated
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
label: Topic
content: hermitage
label: Topic
content: Kusha
label: Topic
content: Lava
label: Topic
content: Dasharatha
label: Topic
content: Kumbhakarna
label: Topic
content: Madhavi
setName: label: On View
content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
label: Related Online Resources
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1907.271.173-346
objectType: label: Type
content: Manuscript
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in modern bindings
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 27.5 x 15.2 cm (10 13/16 x 6 in)