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A rare and dramatic vintage Indian mythological print from a sequential Ramayana picture series, depicting Mandodari intervening to stop Ravana from killing Sita.
The scene is set in Lanka, where Ravana is shown holding a raised sword while a woman kneels before him in an attempt to restrain his anger. Sita is seated nearby in distress, surrounded by attendants and figures associated with the Ashoka Vatika episode.
The artwork is especially interesting as a narrative print rather than a conventional deity portrait. Its bold costumes, expressive figures, palace-garden setting and dramatic storytelling give it the character of early popular Ramayana illustration.
The original English caption reads:
“MANDODARI STOPPING CRUEL RAVAN TO KILL SITA.”
The lower margin preserves important period publishing information:
Published by – The Dharmic Picture House, Anarkali, Lahore
Designed by – Girdhari Lal & Sons, Photographers, Anarkali, Lahore
R. No. 17
After This See Serial No. 18
Printed by Halftone Press
Product Details
Scene: Mandodari stopping Ravana from killing Sita
Epic: Ramayana
Series Number: R. No. 17
Publisher: The Dharmic Picture House
Publisher Location: Anarkali, Lahore
Designer: Girdhari Lal & Sons
Trade: Photographers
Designer Location: Anarkali, Lahore
Printer: Halftone Press
Series Continuation: “After This See Serial No. 18”
Medium: Vintage colour mythological print
Orientation: Portrait
Presentation: Framed
Frame: Vintage black frame
Collector’s Highlight
This piece is especially collectible because it is clearly part of a numbered Ramayana narrative series.
The printed instruction “After This See Serial No. 18” directly links this artwork to the next episode. Since your previous piece was R. No. 18, these two together form a particularly interesting consecutive pair from the same Lahore-published Ramayana series.
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