Vishnu as Matsya
Painting
ca. 1860 (made)
ca. 1860 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vishnu, as the fish incarnation Matsya, wearing a yellow dhoti, bludgeons a conch demon with his mace (gada) as he emerges from the jaws of a large fish. Four gods stand to the side in the upper left hand corner.
Object details
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| Title | Vishnu as Matsya (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Matsya, the fish incarnation of Vishnu, by Mangnu, opaque watercolour on paper, Chamba, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vishnu, as the fish incarnation Matsya, wearing a yellow dhoti, bludgeons a conch demon with his mace (gada) as he emerges from the jaws of a large fish. Four gods stand to the side in the upper left hand corner. |
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| Content description | Vishnu, as the fish incarnation Matsya, wearing a yellow dhoti, bludgeons a conch demon with his mace (gada) as he emerges from the jaws of a large fish. Four gods stand to the side in the upper left hand corner. |
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| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. Originally obtained by Jagdish Mittal of Hyderabad in Chamba in 1952, from the family collection of Hira Lal of Chamba whose father's elder brother was the artist Mangnu. |
| Historical context | Pahari painting is a style of miniature painting of the Rajput courts in what is now Himachal Pradesh. Chamba, an important centre of Pahari painting, is situated in the Ravi Valley in the heart of the Himalaya mountains. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting', Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1973, p.91 |
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| Accession number | IS.110-1954 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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