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Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 48.2 x 29.6 cm (19 x 11 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.108.a
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A vertically oriented gum tempera painting depicts Shiva and Parvati with blue and medium skin tones against a tan background. On our left, stocky Shiva wears a yellow striped loincloth and a mustache. On our right, Parvati wears a purple and yellow patterned sari and holds a thin, circular garland between raised hands toward Shiva. Both wear ornate jewelry and pointed crowns in front of faint graphite sketches.

Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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