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Garuda returning with the vase of Amrita

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

Garuda, the 'vahana' of Vishnu, returning with the vase of Amrita, which he had stolen from the gods in order to free his mother from Kadru, mother of serpents. The 'vahana' is the animal mount or vehicle of a Hindu god or goddess. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGaruda returning with the vase of Amrita (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Company painting; Garuda returning with the vase of Amrita, Probably Trichinopoly, ca.1825
Physical description
Garuda, the 'vahana' of Vishnu, returning with the vase of Amrita, which he had stolen from the gods in order to free his mother from Kadru, mother of serpents. The 'vahana' is the animal mount or vehicle of a Hindu god or goddess. From a series of 100 drawings of Hindu deities created in South India.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • A conveyance to Vistnoo named Garoodalvar conquered the davatahs and brought from their world a pot containing Holy Milk. (Inscribed with titles in Telugu with broken English translations.)
  • (watermarked paper dated 1820)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted
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 30 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.421-1923

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Record createdOctober 2, 2002
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