AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND SITA EXILED IN THE FORESTGARHWAL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; inscribed verso and number '19' Image: 9 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (24.1 x 34.6 cm); Folio: 11 x 15 3/8 in. (27.9 x 39 cm) The continuous narrative shows Rama, Lakshmana and Sita wearing clothing made of leaves sleeping in the forest at night; visiting a Sage; bathing in and crossing the river. Another folio likely from the same series in the Tom Maschler Collection sold at Sotheby's, 23 October 2019, lot 195. Provenance: Private Collection, Cleveland, Ohio, acquired circa 1960s