Kalighat Painting
29-225-28
From: India | Calcutta
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-225-28 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian | Hindu |
Provenience | India | Calcutta |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper | Pigment |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Krittikaya | Kartikeya | Peacock |
Inscription Language | English Language |
Description | Kalighat painting on cardboard. Image of Kartikeya, god of war and son of Shiva. Kartikeya is holding bow and arrows, riding on a peacock. Folk art style with thin, bright pigments loosely applied. Some silver paint. |
Height | 45.72 cm |
Width | 27.94 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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