Kalki, the tenth and last avatara of Vishnu

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Tiruchchirappalli (made)

Kalki, the tenth and last avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu, holding a sword. It is believed that Kalki will descend upon the earth at the end of the present age,riding forth with a drawn sword to redeem humankind and re-establish righteousness.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Painting
Title	Kalki, the tenth and last avatara of Vishnu (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache on watermarked paper Gouache Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Kalki, the tenth and last avatara of Vishnu, holding a sword. Probably Trichinopoly, ca. 1825
Physical description	Kalki, the tenth and last avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu, holding a sword. It is believed that Kalki will descend upon the earth at the end of the present age,riding forth with a drawn sword to redeem humankind and re-establish righteousness.
Dimensions	Length: 22cm Width: 18cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	(Inscribed with titles in Telugu with broken english translations.) (watermarked paper dated 1820)
Object history	Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted	Kalki
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	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.423-1923

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Record created	October 2, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68218/kalki-the-tenth-and-last-painting-unknown/

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