Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, four-armed and crowned Ganesha seated cross-legged on a throne under which is his vehicle, the rat.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Brief description
Painting, Ganesha enthroned, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1860
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, four-armed and crowned Ganesha seated cross-legged on a throne under which is his vehicle, the rat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 495mm (maximum)
  • Width: 320mm (maximum)
31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Four-armed and crowned Ganesha seated cross-legged on a throne under which is his vehicle, the rat.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.79-1959

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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