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May 22, 2013

A Taste of Asia

1 – 2 p.m.

Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana
Title:Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana
Artist:Chamba School
Date:c. 1725
Creation Place:Asia, India
Credit Line:The Helen Jones Fund for Asian Art
Accession Number:91.40
Rama is the main hero of the fifth-century b.c. Hindu epic The Ramayana (The Story of Rama). An incarnation of the god Vishnu, Rama is colored blue, while his half brother Lakshmana is usually painted white. In this scene, the brothers have en