Vishnu as Kalki avatar

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Rajasthan (made) Jaipur (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vishnu is shown leading the white horse Kalki, his tenth incarnation or avatar. Vishnu will appear in this form only when the earth has degenerated to its lowest point, when he will ride on Kalki to destroy the wicked and prepare for the next stage of creation.

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Categories	Paintings Hinduism Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Vishnu as Kalki avatar (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Paint Opaque Watercolour Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Kalki avatar, a white horse led by Vishnu, opaque watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, mid 19th century
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vishnu is shown leading the white horse Kalki, his tenth incarnation or avatar. Vishnu will appear in this form only when the earth has degenerated to its lowest point, when he will ride on Kalki to destroy the wicked and prepare for the next stage of creation.
Dimensions	Height: 216mm Width: 161mm Image within innermost painted borders height: 161mm Image within innermost painted borders width: 111mm 29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description	Vishnu is shown leading the white horse Kalki, his tenth incarnation or avatar.
Style	Rajasthani
Marks and inscriptions	'Kalunhee Avatara (God)' (handwritten in lower border)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Mrs. Grace S. Anderson in memory of her husband John Anderson, M. D., C. E. O., F. R. S.
Subjects depicted	Horse Deity Vishnu Kalki
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.34-1917

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Record created	July 24, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82696/vishnu-as-kalki-avatar-painting-unknown/

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