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Lakshmi

Poster
ca. 1998 (made)
Place of origin
India (made)

Popular prints such as this are sold outside temples to pilgrims. They are souvenirs of their visit and can be placed inside shrines within the pilgrim’s home.
This print is of the Hindu goddess, Lakshmi.


Object details

Categories
Hinduism
Religion
Prints
Object type
Poster
TitleLakshmi (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink printed on paper.
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Hindu religious poster depicting mythological subject, India, ca. 1998.
Physical description
A popular poster depicting Lakshmi on a lotus throne in an enclosed torana. This is a photographic representation of a bronze sculture. She is seated with the right foot on a lotus. She has four arms of which the two rear are carrying a lotus. The front right hand is in varada ( charity) mudra and the left in abhaya (protection)mudra. She is shown wearing a crown (kirtimukuta) and ornaments round her neck, arms and legs. There is red halo round her face on a black blackground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46cm
  • Width: 32.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mr Frank Monaco
Production
Kanchipuram, South India.
Subject depicted
Lakshmi
Summary
Popular prints such as this are sold outside temples to pilgrims. They are souvenirs of their visit and can be placed inside shrines within the pilgrim’s home.
This print is of the Hindu goddess, Lakshmi.
Bibliographic reference
David Kinsley: Hindu Goddesses.
Other number
JB 6411 - Printer's mark
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.63-1999

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Record createdNovember 9, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11976/lakshmi-poster/
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