
- Chandra
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Chandra
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Kolkata (made)
- Date:
ca. 1885 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
- Museum number:
IS.581-1950
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Chandra, the moon god.
Place of Origin
Kolkata (made)
Date
ca. 1885 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'chandra'
[subject's name]
handwritten on object
Object history note
Acquired from Miss M Steele, being part of the collection inherited from her mother.
Descriptive line
Painting, Chandra, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971, p70, 25xlviii
Materials
Opaque watercolour; Paint; Paper
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Deity
Categories
Paintings; Hinduism; Religion; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection