Painting
early 20th century (made)
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Diagrammatic painting, in opaque watercolour on cloth, a schematic view of the Jagannath temple at Puri, Orissa, showing the main images within the tower (shikara) of the temple in the centre. The gods Brahma (with many heads) and Shiva are shown beneath the trio. Devotees and subsidiary shrines are shown around the sides of the main temple. Probably by the same artist as IS.33-1978, but in a more vertical format, with the result that the shikhara of the temple is much more tall and slender, and more subsidiary compartmentalised scenes are shown at either side. The Jagannath trio appear in a chamber halfway up the shikhara, with Shiva and Brahma on either side of a Garuda pillar, flanked by a blue-skinned priest on either side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on cloth |
| Brief description | Diagrammatic painting, Jagannath temple at Puri, opaque watercolour on cloth, Puri, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Diagrammatic painting, in opaque watercolour on cloth, a schematic view of the Jagannath temple at Puri, Orissa, showing the main images within the tower (shikara) of the temple in the centre. The gods Brahma (with many heads) and Shiva are shown beneath the trio. Devotees and subsidiary shrines are shown around the sides of the main temple. Probably by the same artist as IS.33-1978, but in a more vertical format, with the result that the shikhara of the temple is much more tall and slender, and more subsidiary compartmentalised scenes are shown at either side. The Jagannath trio appear in a chamber halfway up the shikhara, with Shiva and Brahma on either side of a Garuda pillar, flanked by a blue-skinned priest on either side. |
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| Content description | Schematic view of the Jagannath temple at Puri, Orissa. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. John C. Irwin, 1978. |
| Object history | The scroll was originally collected by W.G. Archer. The Museum received the scroll as a gift from John C. Irwin in 1978. |
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| Accession number | IS.34-1978 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2003 |
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