Shiva and Parvati
Painting
ca. 1810 - ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1810 - ca. 1820 (made)
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The god Shiva is shown wearing a leopard skin, with a cobra round his neck. His wife Parvati nurses the infant Karttikeya, whose vahana (vehicle), the peacock, perches above. Her other son Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, sits behind Shiva. His vahana is the rat, while Shiva’s is the bull Nandi, and Parvati’s the tiger (or lion).
The monkey god Hanuman is also shown on the left and other deities (below left), as well as mortals, are paying homage to Shiva and his family in their Himalayan abode.
The painting has been described as characteristic of the style of Sajnu, a painter from Kangra thought to have worked in Mandi in the Punjab Hills, in its rendering of the ice blocks. It represents a relatively late style of Pahari ('Hill') painting.
The monkey god Hanuman is also shown on the left and other deities (below left), as well as mortals, are paying homage to Shiva and his family in their Himalayan abode.
The painting has been described as characteristic of the style of Sajnu, a painter from Kangra thought to have worked in Mandi in the Punjab Hills, in its rendering of the ice blocks. It represents a relatively late style of Pahari ('Hill') painting.
Object details
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| Title | Shiva and Parvati (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Hindu holy family on Mount Kailash, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mandi, ca. 1810-1820 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, of Mount Kailash with the family of Shiva and Parvati and their children sitting on a leopard skin. A cow and tiger are at either side whilst deities and worshippers look on. |
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| Content description | Mount Kailash with the family of Siva and Parvati and their children sitting on a leopard skin. A cow and tiger are at either side whilst deities and worshippers look on. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
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| Summary | The god Shiva is shown wearing a leopard skin, with a cobra round his neck. His wife Parvati nurses the infant Karttikeya, whose vahana (vehicle), the peacock, perches above. Her other son Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, sits behind Shiva. His vahana is the rat, while Shiva’s is the bull Nandi, and Parvati’s the tiger (or lion). The monkey god Hanuman is also shown on the left and other deities (below left), as well as mortals, are paying homage to Shiva and his family in their Himalayan abode. The painting has been described as characteristic of the style of Sajnu, a painter from Kangra thought to have worked in Mandi in the Punjab Hills, in its rendering of the ice blocks. It represents a relatively late style of Pahari ('Hill') painting. |
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| Accession number | 4648C/(IS) |
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| Record created | September 23, 2002 |
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