Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art Including Property from the Estate of Dr. Claus Virch

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Lot 840
  • 840

SHIVA THE DIVINE MENDICANT WITH HIS FAMILY

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • SHIVA THE DIVINE MENDICANT WITH HIS FAMILY
  • Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
  • image: 8 5/8 by 6 3/4 in. (21.9 by 17.2 cm)
  • folio: 10 7/8 by 8 7/8 in. (27.6 by 22.5 cm) unframed

Literature

Alice Heeramaneck, Masterpieces of Indian Painting, Verona, 1984 pl. 135, p. 142

Catalogue Note

Shiva bare-chested, seated on a leopard-skin on Mount Kailasa, holding his trident and beggar's pouch with Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya. Their vehicles, Nandi the Bull and Ganesha's rat waiting patiently. Under a tree before a brilliant vermilion red background.