Ganesh

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kolkata (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of wisdom and remover of obstacles, is shown with four arms. He is seated cross-legged on his throne, with his vehicle, the rat, beneath.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Drawing
Title	Ganesh (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper Watercolour Tin Alloy Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Ganesh with rat, opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kolkata, ca. 1885
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of wisdom and remover of obstacles, is shown with four arms. He is seated cross-legged on his throne, with his vehicle, the rat, beneath.
Dimensions	Height: 455mm Width: 280mm Card onto which object mounted height: 471mm Card onto which object mounted width: 296mm 07/08/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description	Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of wisdom and remover of obstacles, is shown with four arms. He is seated cross-legged on his throne, with his vehicle, the rat, beneath.
Style	Kalighat
Marks and inscriptions	Ganesa the God of Wisdom. (English)
Object history	Historical significance: Calcutta was recognised as the Capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brushstrokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century.
Subjects depicted	Deity Rat Throne Ganesh
Bibliographic references	Kalighat paintings : a catalogue and introduction / by W.G. Archer. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1971 Number: 0112900291 : pl. 49, cat. no. 24,iii: p. 68.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.76-1949

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Record created	December 5, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71564/ganesh-drawing-unknown/

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