Not on display

Shiva and Kama (Madana)

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Shiva blasting Kama (Madana) with fire from his third eye.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShiva and Kama (Madana) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Brief description
Painting, Shiva blasting Kama (Madana) with fire, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Shiva blasting Kama (Madana) with fire from his third eye.
Dimensions
  • Width: 8.6cm
  • Length: 13.8cm
Content description
Shiva blasting Kama (Madana) with fire from his third eye.
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali)
Translation
'madana reduced to ashes' [probably]
Transliteration
'madana bhashna'
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.171-1959

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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