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Vishnu as Vamana avatar

Painting
mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, King Bali is shown seated on a terrace, offering water to Vamana, the dwarf avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu and an attendant. A maid holding a fly-whisk stands behind his throne.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVishnu as Vamana avatar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, the Vamana (dwarf) avatar of Vishnu, opaque watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, mid 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, King Bali is shown seated on a terrace, offering water to Vamana, the dwarf avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu and an attendant. A maid holding a fly-whisk stands behind his throne.
Dimensions
  • Height: 215mm
  • Width: 160mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 162mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 113mm
29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
King Bali is shown seated on a terrace, offering water to Vamana, the dwarf avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu and an attendant. A maid holding a fly-whisk stands behind his throne.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Vamana or Dwarf Avatara' (handwritten in border)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs. Grace S. Anderson in memory of her husband John Anderson, M. D., C. E. O., F. R. S.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.29-1917

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Record createdJuly 25, 2003
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