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Seu Family|Manaku

mid-18th century · Ink and wash on paper · Asian Art

An inscription above the principal demon tells us "This is where Mara brings the demons to life." The master Manaku produced an extensive series of Ramayana paintings that are populated with closely related demons. If this drawing was not actually executed by the artist Manaku, it almost certainly was produced by his workshop.

Artist

Seu Family|Manaku

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Ink and wash on paper

Culture

India (Pahari Hills, Guler)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008