Painting
first half 20th century (made)
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Painting, watercolour on paper, a man in a dhoti seated on the ground and beneath an indented arch, makes the gesture of exposition ('vitarka mudra'). The figure's upper torso is bare except some kind of 'mala' around his neck. There are two vessels beside the figure and a cloth hanging from a peg.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, seated man, watercolour on paper, West Bengal, first half 20th century |
Physical description | Painting, watercolour on paper, a man in a dhoti seated on the ground and beneath an indented arch, makes the gesture of exposition ('vitarka mudra'). The figure's upper torso is bare except some kind of 'mala' around his neck. There are two vessels beside the figure and a cloth hanging from a peg. |
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Object history | The painting was purchased in 1979 from Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc, New York, USA |
Production | This 'mortuary' figure of a seated man was painted by a 'jadupatua' (magic scroll painter). By adding the pupils of the eyes on the picture, for a fee, the 'jadupatua' would endow the recently deceased subject with sight in the other world. |
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Accession number | IS.42-1979 |
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Record created | October 24, 2003 |
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