Untitled

Unknown

1880–90 · Lithograph · Asian Art

In the upper left, set into a circle with a graded color going from red to orange, is Brahma with his four heads and water pot, shown seated on his vahana the swan. Immediately below is Brahmani, the female counterpart to this god. Similarly, in the upper center Vishnu is shown seated on Garuda while below is Vaishnavi carrying similar attributes and also seated on Garuda. To the right sits Shiva on Nandi and below is Maheshvari, again seated on Nandi. On a hand-written list Shubhojit calls this print “Gods & Goddess worshipped in the evening”

Artist

Unknown

Date

1880–90

Medium

Lithograph

Culture

India

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 2013