Vayu, the god of the wind and guardian of the north-west, riding on a deer.

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Tiruchchirappalli (made)

Vayu, god of the wind and guardian of the north-west, riding on a deer. He rides on a gazelle, is clad in royal garments, has a green complexion, and is two-armed. Over his right shoulder he carries a disc-pointed staff , and with his left hand he holds the reins.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Painting
Title	Vayu, the god of the wind and guardian of the north-west, riding on a deer. (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache on watermarked paper Gouache Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Vayu, the god of the wind and guardian of the north-west, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description	Vayu, god of the wind and guardian of the north-west, riding on a deer. He rides on a gazelle, is clad in royal garments, has a green complexion, and is two-armed. Over his right shoulder he carries a disc-pointed staff , and with his left hand he holds the reins.
Dimensions	Height: 22cm Width: 18cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	(Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration) '14. Vayoobhagawan on a Deer' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman)
Object history	Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted	Deer
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 26 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.368-1923

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Record created	July 20, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41806/vayu-the-god-of-the-painting-unknown/

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