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A rare vintage Indian mythological print illustrating one of the most emotionally significant episodes from the Ramayana — Hanuman meeting Sita in Ashoka Vatika and presenting Lord Rama’s ring as a token of hope and recognition.
The composition shows a sorrowful Sita beneath a large tree while Hanuman stands before her with folded hands, carrying Rama’s message. Other figures from the Lanka setting appear around them, creating a detailed narrative scene rather than a conventional single-deity portrait.
The landscape, architectural elements, richly coloured costumes and expressive figures give the work the character of early narrative calendar and mythological printing.
The original English caption printed beneath the artwork describes Sita in a state of despair immediately before Hanuman’s arrival with Rama’s ring, making the subject readily identifiable as the celebrated Ashoka Vatika episode.
Original Printed Details
Scene: Sita & Hanuman – Ashoka Vatika
Reference Number: R. No. 18
Published by: The Dharmic Picture House
Location: Anarkali, Lahore
Designed by: Girdhari Lal & Sons
Trade: Photographers
Location: Anarkali, Lahore
Printer: Halftone Press
Series Note: “After This See Serial No. 19”
Theme: Ramayana / Hindu Mythological Art
Orientation: Portrait
Presentation: Vintage black frame
Collector’s Highlight
The most important collector feature is the combination of the Anarkali, Lahore publishing provenance with the surviving R. No. 18 and the instruction “After This See Serial No. 19.”
That serial reference strongly suggests the image formed part of a larger narrative Ramayana picture series, which makes it particularly interesting to collectors of early South Asian mythological and popular print culture.
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