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The Churning of the Ocean of Milk.

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Churning of the Ocean of Milk. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • '24. The Davathas and Ratchasas turned the Golden Hill called Mahamaroo into the Milk sea and used the King of Snakes named Andeyshason as a rope in order to get Amurthom or the Holy Milk.' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman; Beneath illustration)
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 27 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.378-1923

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Record createdJuly 20, 2000
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