Where is the Basohli painting Rasamanjari, dated 1720, housed?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → British Museum, London, UK
Option (1) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK — Incorrect. It holds Nainsukh’s Balwant Singh in prayer.
Option (2) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA — Incorrect. It holds the Shangri Ramayana folio Rama gives away his possessions.
Option (3) British Museum, London, UK — Correct. The Basohli Rasamanjari of 1720 is in the British Museum, London.
Option (4) National Museum, New Delhi, India — Incorrect. It holds Kangra works such as Kaliya Mardana and Krishna playing Holi with gopis.
NCERT (2026-27): “Basohli School …The most popular theme of Basohli painters was the Rasamanjari of Bhanu Datta. In 1694–95, Devida, a tarkhan (carpenter–painter), did a magnificent series for his patron Kirpal Pal.…”
“Rasamanjari, Basohli, 1720, British Museum, London, UK” “Balwant Singh in prayer, Nainsukh, 1750, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK” “Rama gives away his possessions, Ayodhya Kanda, Shangri Ramayana, 1690–1700, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA” “Kaliya Mardana, Bhagvata Purana, Kangra, 1785, National Museum, New Delhi, India” |
