Goddess Durga
Woodcut Print
c.1860-1870 (Made)
c.1860-1870 (Made)
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The tableau depicts Durga who is slaying Mahishasura as he is emerging in his human form. Durga is flanked by Lakshmi and Ganesha on the left and by Sarasvati and Karttikeya on the right. The figures are framed within an architectural setting with a 'chaalchitra' (curved frieze) showing various mythological scenes. The tableau represents the imagery of the autumnal Durga Puja festival in Bengal.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Goddess Durga (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Print on paper |
| Brief description | Hindu mythology; Printing, coloured |
| Physical description | The tableau depicts Durga who is slaying Mahishasura as he is emerging in his human form. Durga is flanked by Lakshmi and Ganesha on the left and by Sarasvati and Karttikeya on the right. The figures are framed within an architectural setting with a 'chaalchitra' (curved frieze) showing various mythological scenes. The tableau represents the imagery of the autumnal Durga Puja festival in Bengal. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design. RP 53/1609 |
| Production | Calcutta woodcut |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
p.53 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.5527-1904 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2004 |
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