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A Four Armed Deity Seated on a Lotus
Keywords: Painting
Pahari Painting
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a four-armed deity, white complexioned and seated on a lotus placed on a yellow pedestal in a shrine. He wears a yellow crown and a yellow cloth to cover the lower part of his body. He is attended by a devotee on either side; one on the left holds a chowri and a bowl, and the other on the right has a bell and an object resembling an incense burner in his hands. Their mouths are tied with cloth pieces as they perform puja. The painting has a floral foreground, a yellowish background, blue and white sky, and a red border.
Type: Painting
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1750 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:11:40Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:11:40Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a four-armed deity, white complexioned and seated on a lotus placed on a yellow pedestal in a shrine. He wears a yellow crown and a yellow cloth to cover the lower part of his body. He is attended by a devotee on either side; one on the left holds a chowri and a bowl, and the other on the right has a bell and an object resembling an incense burner in his hands. Their mouths are tied with cloth pieces as they perform puja. The painting has a floral foreground, a yellowish background, blue and white sky, and a red border. |
| dc.format.extent | 20.3 x 15.2 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.19 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1750 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:11:40Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:11:40Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a four-armed deity, white complexioned and seated on a lotus placed on a yellow pedestal in a shrine. He wears a yellow crown and a yellow cloth to cover the lower part of his body. He is attended by a devotee on either side; one on the left holds a chowri and a bowl, and the other on the right has a bell and an object resembling an incense burner in his hands. Their mouths are tied with cloth pieces as they perform puja. The painting has a floral foreground, a yellowish background, blue and white sky, and a red border. |
| dc.format.extent | 20.3 x 15.2 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.19 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
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