Vamana and Bali
Painting
ca. 1885 (made)
ca. 1885 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vamana (the fifth avatar of Vishnu) sending Bali to rule over Patala, the infernal regions.
Object details
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| Title | Vamana and Bali (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Vamana sending Bali to rule over Patala, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1885 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vamana (the fifth avatar of Vishnu) sending Bali to rule over Patala, the infernal regions. |
| Content description | Vamana sending Bali to rule over Patala, the infernal regions. |
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| Object history | Acquired from Miss M Steele, being part of the collection inherited from her mother, a scholar in Sanskrit at Cambridge in 1894. When delivering the pictures, Miss Steele reported that her grandmother had also lived in India for some time and that it was possible that the pictures were originally collected by her. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971, p69, 25xxvii
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| Accession number | IS.560-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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