Manmatha or Kama, the God of Love

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Trichinopoly (made)

Gouache and watercolour painting depicting the god of love, Manmatha or Kama, riding on an elephant composed of nine women. Tiruchirappalli, South India, c.1820. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Painting
Title	Manmatha or Kama, the God of Love (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache on watermarked paper Gouache Paper Painted
Brief description	Gouache and watercolour painting depicting the god of love, Manmatha or Kama, riding on an elephant composed of nine women. Tiruchirappalli, South India, c.1820.
Physical description	Gouache and watercolour painting depicting the god of love, Manmatha or Kama, riding on an elephant composed of nine women. Tiruchirappalli, South India, c.1820. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions	Height: 22cm Width: 18cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	An elephant composed of 9 Women with its rider Munmadah.
Object history	Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Bibliographic reference	Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 30 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.420-1923

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O395699/manmatha-or-kama-the-god-painting-unknown/

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