Accession No
Z 44986.4
Description
Poster or printed page of the Hindu deity 'Vishnu' riding on top of his Vahana 'Garuda'. One of twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text "Gods of India" by Raja Ravi Varma.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Maharashtra; Karla Lonavla
Period
1894-1906
Source
Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 44986.4
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
258mm x 1mm x 365mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to the back of the print reads: 'VISHNU on his / VAHAN (vehicle) / the GARUDA. Postscript: 'C&D I.H.N. Evans, 1920'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (CMS Context)
Z number allocated on 30 4 1987. The inscription on the back of one of the prints gives an incorrect identification, " Kamadeva..." . The Hindi inscription on front is " Shri Rama Chaindonja." (Chris Pinney, SOAS, 1993).; Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990.; Collected by: Evans.I.H.N
Event Date 1/12/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (CMS Description)
Twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text by Vide, " Gods of India" . The bottom of each page has a registration number, an inscription in Hindi and " Ravi Varma Press. Karla Lonavla."
Event Date 1/12/1995
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Amendments / updates)
'The prints have been split into their own records to allow for easier identification of the prints. All the relevant information has been transferred to each record'.
Event Date 10/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Poster or printed page of the Hindu deity 'Vishnu', who is depicted riding on his vahana (vehicle) 'Garuda'. Garuda is shown with the wings and beak of an eagle, and is depicted much larger than Vishnu. In the p. right hand of Garuda is a hooded cobra and in the p. left hand is a golden club. Vishnu is shown wearing a gold textile wrapped around the waist with a green coloured shawl around the shoulders. In one hand he has a chakra disc and in the other is a golden club. This print is one of twenty-three coloured glossy printed pages of deities from the text by Raja Ravi Varma, "Gods of India".
Event Date 10/12/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:282282
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