Painting
early 19th century (made)
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Painting, on European paper, varnished, depicting the Yaksha General, standing facing the front, blue-skinned, tusked and bearded. He wears an elaborate headdress surmounted by a 'pineapple' crown, and necklaces and armlets all rendered in red and yellow. Round his loins is a striped skirtclothin white and red. In his right hand he holds a disc and in his left a white club. Facing towards him on each side is a similar-coloured Yaksha attendant. The background is red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted on white European paper, varnished |
| Brief description | Painting, yaksha general, paint on paper, Kandy, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Painting, on European paper, varnished, depicting the Yaksha General, standing facing the front, blue-skinned, tusked and bearded. He wears an elaborate headdress surmounted by a 'pineapple' crown, and necklaces and armlets all rendered in red and yellow. Round his loins is a striped skirtclothin white and red. In his right hand he holds a disc and in his left a white club. Facing towards him on each side is a similar-coloured Yaksha attendant. The background is red. |
| Content description | The Yaksha General, standing facing the front, blue-skinned, tusked and bearded. He wears an elaborate headdress surmounted by a 'pineapple' crown, and necklaces and armlets all rendered in red and yellow. Round his loins is a striped skirt-cloth in white and red. In his right hand he holds a disc and in his left a white club. Facing towards him on each side is a similar-coloured Yaksha attendant. The background is red. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (written in Sinhalese on mount)
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs. J. K. Parker, 26 St. Georges Road, St Anne's-on-the-sea, Lancs |
| Object history | IM.63 to 70-1922 were bought for £5 for the group. |
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| Accession number | IM.67-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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