Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 581626i
- Part of:
- Hindu deities and their manifestations
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Description
Left, Shiva seated on a throne. Right, Chhinnamasta, having cut off her head, feeds her two attendants Dakini and Varnini with the blood that gushes from her neck. Foreground right, Rati and Kama copulating. All the figures except Shiva are shown within a closed sphere
Publication/Creation
[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 painting : (album fol. 7v, painting number 7) : gouache ; image 27.3 x 37.2 cm
Lettering
Lettering in Sanskrit above the painting
Reference
Wellcome Collection 581626i
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Location Status Access Closed stores