Government of India
Vishnu Boar Incarnation
Keywords: Miniature Painting
Kangra Painting
Publisher: Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
Description: A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows Vishnu in his boar incarnation rescuing the earth from a demon. The earth is seen held above on teeth of boar. The boar incarnation is shown with wheel and mace in left hand; lotus and shell in his right hand respectively. He is killing the seated demon from his clubs. In this painting, man in dhoti and angvastra.
Type: Miniature Painting
Received From: Allahabad Museum
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.Late 18th Century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-03T02:23:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-03T02:23:00Z |
| dc.description | A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows Vishnu in his boar incarnation rescuing the earth from a demon. The earth is seen held above on teeth of boar. The boar incarnation is shown with wheel and mace in left hand; lotus and shell in his right hand respectively. He is killing the seated demon from his clubs. In this painting, man in dhoti and angvastra. |
| dc.format.extent | 18.415 x 13.335 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Kangra Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-390 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.Late 18th Century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-03T02:23:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-03T02:23:00Z |
| dc.description | A Kangra style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows Vishnu in his boar incarnation rescuing the earth from a demon. The earth is seen held above on teeth of boar. The boar incarnation is shown with wheel and mace in left hand; lotus and shell in his right hand respectively. He is killing the seated demon from his clubs. In this painting, man in dhoti and angvastra. |
| dc.format.extent | 18.415 x 13.335 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Kangra Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-390 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | paper |
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