Caption

Hanuman;, bas-relief; 1st half of the 20th century, India; South Asian/Indian; subjects: monkeys, Rama, Sita, Ramayana, Vaishnavism/Hinduism; depiction includes armlets and servants; height 9.8 cm, width 8.8 cm., A carved wooden standing figure mounted on a detailed rectangular base, carved in dark brown wood with visible grain and polished areas; the figure is framed by an arched backing with carved geometric and linear patterns, and the figure itself wears layered draped garments and ornate jewelry indicated by carved lines and raised bands, with hands held together at chest level, a headdress with vertical ridges, and stylized hair or adornments falling at the sides; the base and arch feature repeating carved motifs and borders, and the overall colors visible are dark brown wood tones with lighter brown highlights and subtle blackened shadows against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_170

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hanuman bas-relief 1st half 20th century India South Asian Indian subjects monkeys Rama Sita Ramayana Vaishnavism Hinduism depiction includes armlets servants height 9.8 cm width 8.8 cm carved wooden standing figure mounted detailed rectangular base carved dark brown wood visible grain polished areas framed arched backing carved geometric linear patterns figure itself wears layered draped garments ornate jewelry indicated carved lines raised bands hands held together chest level headdress vertical ridges stylized hair adornments falling sides base arch feature repeating motifs borders colors visible dark brown wood tones lighter brown highlights subtle blackened shadows neutral gray background.