Vali and Sugriva Fighting, Folio from the Dispersed 'Shangri Ramayana   (  )
Artist	Unknown authorUnknown author
Title	Vali and Sugriva Fighting, Folio from the Dispersed 'Shangri Ramayana'
Date	between 1700 and 1710 date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1710-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	gouache on paper
Dimensions	height: 20.3 cm (7.9 in); width: 31.1 cm (12.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,20.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,31.1U174728
Collection	Brooklyn Museum    Native name Brooklyn Museum Parent institution New York Art Resources Consortium  Location New York City Coordinates 40° 40′ 16.7″ N, 73° 57′ 49.5″ W   Established 1895  Website www.brooklynmuseum.org Authority file : Q632682 VIAF: 265104231 ISNI: 000000040381232X ULAN: 500304292 LCCN: n79063288 NLA: 35712949 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location	Asian Art collection
Accession number	77.201.1
Credit line	gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Peter Findlay
Source/Photographer	Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.201.1_front_IMLS_SL2.jpg
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Caption: Vali and Sugriva Fighting Page from an illustrated manuscript of the Ramayana Northern India (Punjab Hills, Jammu area), ca. 1700-1710 Opaque watercolor on paper Overall: 8 x 12 1/4 in. (20.3 x 31.1 cm) Brooklyn Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Peter Findlay, 77.201.1

Label: This painting is from a large series of illustrations narrating one of Hinduism’s great epics, the Ramayana. Much of the story takes place in the wilderness, where the hero, Rama, has been exiled. While there, Rama befriends a monkey, Sugriva, who wishes to overthrow his own brother to become king of the monkeys. This painting shows the pivotal battle between Sugriva and his brother, Vali, with Rama (with blue skin) looking on. Sugriva will eventually win when Rama shoots Vali with an arrow. Paintings from this series are characterized by their lively figures, which are almost always set against single-color backdrops with minimal indication of location (here, a single tree)