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Shiva in his form of Dakshinamurti with the sages Narada and Tumburu on Mount Kailasa.

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shiva in his form of Dakshinamurti with the sages Narada and Tumburu on Mount Kailasa.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShiva in his form of Dakshinamurti with the sages Narada and Tumburu on Mount Kailasa. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Shiva in his form of Dakshinamurti, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Shiva in his form of Dakshinamurti with the sages Narada and Tumburu on Mount Kailasa.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • '26. Paramaswera on the Silver Hill called Kylasa Paroovatam hearing music from Nauroodoo and Toombooroo.' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 27 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.380-1923

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Record createdJuly 20, 2000
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