Shiva and Parvati

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Madurai (made) India (made)

Brush drawing in ink with colour wash on paper, the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati are shown seated in glory as if on a mountain-top in the Himalaya, their home. They are surrounded by worshippers.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Drawing
Title	Shiva and Parvati (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Brush drawing in ink with colour wash on paper Ink Water Colour Wash Paper Drawn Colour Wash Painted
Brief description	Brush drawing, Shiva and Parvati on a mountain top, ink and colour wash on paper, Southern India, probably Madurai, ca. 1800
Physical description	Brush drawing in ink with colour wash on paper, the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati are shown seated in glory as if on a mountain-top in the Himalaya, their home. They are surrounded by worshippers.
Dimensions	Height: 55.2cm Width: 77.4cm
Content description	The Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati are shown seated in glory as if on a mountain-top in the Himalaya, their home. They are surrounded by worshippers.
Style	South Indian
Subjects depicted	Worship Deities Worshippers Shiva Parvati
Bibliographic reference	Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 94, cat. no. 80
Other number	1756 - Previous number
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	AL.1756

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Record created	December 15, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16749/shiva-and-parvati-drawing-unknown/

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