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Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 13.6 x 8.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.143
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts Chandi and Kalaketu, two figures with medium-light skin tones. Chandi, with three eyes, stands on our right wearing a red garment, silver necklaces, and a crown while raising a red object. To our left, Kalaketu kneels in a red and green outfit, his hand to his forehead as a black bow leans against him. Bengali script appears at the bottom.

Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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