Shiva, Parvati, Nandi and Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Udaipur (made) Mewar (made)

Painting, illustration to the Panchakyan, Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, and Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Udaipur or Mewar, late 17th centuryopaque watercolour on paper, in the top left corner sit Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, to the right of them is Krishna seated in a lotus-petal seat. Three white bulls or one depicted three times, appear at the bottom of the picture.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Shiva, Parvati, Nandi and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, Panchakyan, Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, and Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Udaipur or Mewar, late 17th century
Physical description	Painting, illustration to the Panchakyan, Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, and Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Udaipur or Mewar, late 17th centuryopaque watercolour on paper, in the top left corner sit Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, to the right of them is Krishna seated in a lotus-petal seat. Three white bulls or one depicted three times, appear at the bottom of the picture.
Dimensions	Maximum height: 259mm Maximum width: 222mm Image within innermost painted borders height: 222mm Image within innermost painted borders width: 184mm 05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Shiva, Parvati and Nandi, to the right of them is Krishna seated in a lotus-petal seat.
Marks and inscriptions	(inscribed in yellow compartment at top) Transliteration 'pancha khejan 18'
Subjects depicted	Deities Seat Shiva Parvati Nandi Krishna
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.82-1987

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O434360/shiva-parvati-nandi-and-krishna-painting-unknown/

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