Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duel, folio 10 from the Kishkindha Kanda (Book of Kishkindha) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

c. 1700–1720

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026

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The orange monkey Hanuman and the princes Lakshmana and Rama hide behind trees while Sugriva calls for Vali.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The orange monkey Hanuman and the princes Lakshmana and Rama hide behind trees while Sugriva calls for Vali.

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