Kalighat Painting
29-225-8
From: India | Calcutta
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-225-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Calcutta |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Prawn | Cat |
| Inscription Language | English Language |
| Description | Kalighat painting on brown paper. Image of stylized cat holding a prawn in its mouth representing the hypocritical religious ascetic or monk who despite renouncing the world continues to enjoy earthly pleasures. 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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