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Gajendra Moksha: The Salvation of the King of the Elephants

1800s

India, Rajasthan, Kota(?), 19th century

Medium
color on paper
Measurements
Overall: 10.2 x 14 cm (4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.452
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A horizontally oriented painting on paper depicts the elephant king's liberation below a dark blue sky. On the left, a gray elephant in a blue river is bitten by a reddish crocodile. Central to the scene, the blue-skinned, four-armed god Vishnu holds a gold mace, white shell, and pink lotus flowers. To the right, Garuda, a light-skinned winged man with a birdlike head, carries a yellow structure.

Gajendra Moksha: The Salvation of the King of the Elephants

1800s

India, Rajasthan, Kota(?), 19th century

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