拉玛和拉瓦纳的战斗 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	拉玛和拉瓦纳的战斗
品名（英）	The Combat of Rama and Ravana
入馆年号	2008年，2008.163
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1767 - 公元 1799
创作地区
分类	涂漆纺织品（Textiles-Painted）
尺寸	整体: 34 1/4 x 212 1/4 英寸 (87 x 539.1 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个罕见的礼仪纺织品悬挂的例子描绘了罗摩衍那的倒数第二场战斗，当时罗摩和他的猴子和熊军队与拉瓦那和他的恶魔囤积作战。拉玛和拉瓦娜正准备向对方射出魔法箭。拉玛得到拉克什马纳的支持，拉克什马纳看到他上弦，他的将军，猴子领袖哈努曼，他向他的主做崇敬的手势（anjali）。哈努曼军队的一些成员参与了致命的战斗，而其他人则搬运石头建造通往兰卡（斯里兰卡）的陆桥，这是最后围攻拉瓦纳堡垒和营救拉玛妻子西塔所必需的。拉瓦纳的两侧是他的将军和为他服务的恶魔生物。周围的战场上到处都是战斗人员和被肢解的被杀者的尸体。这幅生动而精湛的南印度纺织绘画作品《卡拉姆卡里》（kalamkari）展示了艺术家以生动的笔触捕捉史诗般的战斗的能量和威严的能力。
介绍（英）	This rare example of a ceremonial textile hanging depicts the penultimate battle in the Ramayana, when Rama and his monkey and bear armies fight Ravana and his hoards of demons. Rama and Ravana are preparing to discharge magical arrows at each other. Rama is supported by Lakshmana, seen stringing his bow, and by his general, the monkey leader Hanuman, who gestures in veneration (anjali) to his Lord. Some members of Hanuman's army engage in deadly combat while others carry rocks to build the land bridge to Lanka (Sri Lanka), needed for the final siege of Ravana's fortress and the rescue of Rama's wife, Sita. Ravana is flanked by his general and by the demonic creatures in his service. The surrounding battleground is filled with combatants and the dismembered bodies of the slain. This vivid and masterful example of south Indian textile painting, kalamkari, demonstrates the artist's ability to capture in lively brushwork the energy and majesty of the epic battle.