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Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 36 x 28.8 cm (14 3/16 x 11 5/16 in.); Painting only: 29.5 x 25 cm (11 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.122
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented gum tempera and graphite painting depicts a woman with dark blue skin against a mottled light blue background. She faces our right, wearing a red and orange striped sari patterned with white floral spots. A yellow and black pot is held under her arm. Adorned with large white hoop earrings and long beaded necklaces, her right palm is tinted red. Faint script appears in the lower right.

Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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