Jagganath, Balarama and Subhedra
Woodcut
19th century
19th century
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A woodcut print with narrow black border printed with a repeating diamond and floral pattern. The main charatcters are the holy trinity of Hindu gods Jagganath on the right, Balarama on the left and Subedhra in the middle. They are standing on lotus flower bases which are raised up on a platform and Jagganth and Balarama are holding their arms aloft with a weapon in each hand. There is an inscription on the semi circular section at the bottom. The pigments used for additional hand colouring are red and yellow.
Object details
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| Title | Jagganath, Balarama and Subhedra (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | woodcut print on paper |
| Brief description | The Hindu trinity of gods Jagganath, Balarama and Subedhra standing with sacred weapons held aloft, on lotus flower bases. |
| Physical description | A woodcut print with narrow black border printed with a repeating diamond and floral pattern. The main charatcters are the holy trinity of Hindu gods Jagganath on the right, Balarama on the left and Subedhra in the middle. They are standing on lotus flower bases which are raised up on a platform and Jagganth and Balarama are holding their arms aloft with a weapon in each hand. There is an inscription on the semi circular section at the bottom. The pigments used for additional hand colouring are red and yellow. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sri Madhab Chandra Dasher khudita'
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| Accession number | E.5561-1904 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2008 |
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