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Vishnu reclining on Sesha, c. 1775, Kangra, (The Archer Collection)

dc.contributor.author	Archer, William George
dc.contributor.author	Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatial	India (Kangra, Himachal Pradesh)
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-06T00:12:30Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-06T00:12:30Z
dc.identifier	ANUA 682-3382
dc.identifier.other	IIP-4236
dc.identifier.other	2101
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/188333
dc.description	Lakshmi is tenderly massaging his feet. Like Rama and Krishna, Vishnu is shown with a blue or dark mauve skin. He also wears the peacock-feathered crown associated with Krishna (though not with Rama). Vishnu's special connection with Vishnu is thus implied. Although the extreme elongation of Vishnu's form might at first sight suggest a Guler provenance, the decorated spandrels in the four corners are wholly typical of Kangra painting. The brightness of colouring, seen in the figures of Vishnu and Lakshmi, is also a Kangra characteristic easily recognizable. -- 11 x 8 inches.
dc.format.extent	35mm
dc.format.medium	slide
dc.format.medium	colour
dc.language.iso	en_AU
dc.subject	Pahari Miniature Painting, Kangra: Tira-Sujanpur, Nurpur, Mandi etc.
dc.subject	paintings
dc.subject	miniatures
dc.subject	photograph
dc.title	Vishnu reclining on Sesha, c. 1775, Kangra, (The Archer Collection)
dc.type	Image
dc.date.updated	2019-12-06T00:12:30Z
dc.provenance	Digitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.license	This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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