Manmatha (Kamadeva), Hindu god of love, shooting arrows with his bow. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
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581060i
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Manmatha (Kamadeva), Hindu god of love, shooting arrows with his bow. Gouache painting by an Indian artist. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Standing on a platform, directed to right, using a bow made of sugar-cane with a string composed of bees

Publication/Creation

[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache on mica ; image 16.3 x 11.3 cm

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Forms a pair with : Rati, Hindu goddess of love, shooting arrows with her bow (WCat)581061i

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Wellcome Collection 581060i

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