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Opaque watercolor of two archers with bows and quivers facing a sage in orange dhoti beside a green tree on a yellow background.

Rama and Lakshman with the sage Vishvamitra, from a <em>Ramayana</em>

A yellow-ground painting shows two young princes with bows and quivers standing at left, one with dark blue skin, facing a bare-chested sage in an orange dhoti and white shawl who gestures toward them. A stylized green tree fills the right edge under a pale blue sky band.

Artist
Attributed to the Master of Style II of the ‘Shangri’ Ramayana
Date
ca. 1680-1690
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2669 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1695).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Rama y Lakshmán con el sabio Vishvamitra, de un Ramayana

Una pintura de fondo amarillo muestra a dos jóvenes príncipes con arcos y carcaj de pie a la izquierda, uno de piel azul oscura, frente a un sabio con el torso desnudo, dhoti naranja y chal blanco que los señala con un gesto. A la derecha, un árbol estilizado de hojas verdes llena el borde.

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