Bhairava

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Mandi (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Bhairava or Bhairon, a form of Shiva, with a third eye in the forehead, stands holding a bowl and brandishing a large white sword. He wears bracelets and a necklace of human heads. A skirt composed of five white human arms dangles from his waist.

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Categories	Paintings Religion Hinduism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Bhairava (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Bhairava, opaque watercolour on paper, Mandi, ca. 1800 or later
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Bhairava or Bhairon, a form of Shiva, with a third eye in the forehead, stands holding a bowl and brandishing a large white sword. He wears bracelets and a necklace of human heads. A skirt composed of five white human arms dangles from his waist.
Dimensions	Width: 176mm Height: 279mm With border width: 205mm With border height: 304mm Fawn border with black rules. Dark blue margin with floral pattern in gold.
Content description	Bhairava or Bhairon, a form of Shiva, with a third eye in the forehead, stands holding a bowl and brandishing a large white sword. He wears bracelets and a necklace of human heads. A skirt composed of five white human arms dangles from his waist.
Style	Mandi
Object history	From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary).
Subjects depicted	Sword Deity Bowl Shiva Bhairava
Bibliographic references	Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting', Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1973, p.360. Diamond, D. Yoga: The Art of Transformation, Smithsonian Institute, 2013, 978-1-58834-459-5 p9. 106 and 110, 1C. and p. 299
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.45-1954

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Record created	January 10, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72844/bhairava-painting-unknown/

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