Durga and Mahishasura
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, in the style of Harkhu, Durga in a gold dress with crimson skirt edged with gold and orange veil, stands upon the buffalo demon, Mahishasura, as her tiger mauls the severed head of the demon.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Durga and Mahishasura (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Durga slaying Mahishasura, opaque watercolour on paper, Chamba, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, in the style of Harkhu, Durga in a gold dress with crimson skirt edged with gold and orange veil, stands upon the buffalo demon, Mahishasura, as her tiger mauls the severed head of the demon. |
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| Content description | Durga in a gold dress with crimson skirt edged with gold and orange veil, stands upon the buffalo demon, Mahishasura, as her tiger mauls the severed head of the demon. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund |
| Object history | Previously in the Rothenstein Collection. Dehejia, Vidya (ed.) Devi: The Great Goddess: Female Divinity in South Asian Art. Washington : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,1999. ISBN 8185822638/3791321293, p. 222, cat. 7. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p. 90, cat. no. 54 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.150-1951 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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