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2. The Wrestling Match between Jarasandha and Bhima
India; By a Pahari artist from Bilaspur, 1660-80
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Painting: 22.5 x 29 cm
The Wrestling Match between Jarasandha and Bhima

Inscribed in neat takri characters: raja jarasandha to left and bhimasena to right of the wrestlers; also rangabhumi (‘theatre’, i.e. wrestling ground).



Detail: close-up view
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