Kalighat Painting
29-225-4
From: India | Calcutta
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-225-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Hindu |
| Provenience | India | Calcutta |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Shiva | Kali |
| Inscription Language | English Language |
| Description | Kalighat painting on brown paper. Image of Kali, Goddess of Death, dancing on the body of Shiva, God of Destruction. 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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