Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
Unknown Artist
c. 1700–1725
Medium
Gum tempera and ink on paper
Dimensions
20 × 30.4 cm · painting: 18.5 × 28.7 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2002.6
About this artwork
A king sent the courtesans to a forest ashram to convince the ascetic boy Rishyashringa to come back with them to the palace. The king believes that Rishyashringa's presence in the palace will bring about the end of a drought. Rishyashringa had never seen a woman before and was completely bewildered by them.