Monkey General Hanuman
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Kde je teď „Monkey General Hanuman“? Clevelandské muzeum umění, 243 Indian and Southeast Asian, Cleveland. Ano, právě vystaveno. Ověřeno 9. listopadu 2026.
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Monkey General Hanuman, cast in southern India around 1000, is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Although capable of flying and lifting mountains, the Ramayana hero appears here as Rama’s deferential servant, bowing slightly. He helped search for Rama’s abducted wife. Chola bronzes were solid-cast by the lost-wax process and kept in temple treasuries until festivals. Then a deity was invited to inhabit the image, which was washed, dressed and carried through the streets. Hanuman would have accompanied sculptures of Rama, his wife and brother. On view in room 243, Indian and Southeast Asian.
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Hanuman is one of the most popular heroic figures of the epic Ramayana. In the story, he was indispensable in the search for the abducted wife of Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu. He is able to fly through the air and lift mountains, but here he is shown as a humble servant of the god. His gestures signify his humility and he bows slightly in reverence to his master.
Bronzes during the Chola period spanning the 800s to 1200s were solid cast, using the lost-wax method. Each one is unique and would have been kept in the treasury of the temple until the festival day when the presence of the deity is invited to reside in the sculpture, which is then bathed, dressed, and paraded through the streets. This figure would have been paraded with a group of other images depicting Rama, his wife, and his brother.
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