
Mark Rasmussen
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Coming from the land of 'Jaana', this charming familial scene likely depicts King Dasharatha returning with his four sons, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughana, from the wedding ceremony in Mithila where the four boys were married to King Janaka's daughters and nieces. The interior scenes, therefore, possibly depict King Dasharatha meeting with King Janaka, and the young princes receiving blessings from the sage Vishvamitra.
This page comes, in close sequence, from the same chapter and manuscript as another depicting the four boys and their father meeting Parasurama on their way back from Mithila, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 16/17 March 1988, lot 435. Pages from the same series were also sold at Christie's, New York, 19 March 2014, lot 1099, and 16 September 2014, lot 311.
Provenance:
Private Canadian Collection since 1990s