Kalighat Painting
29-225-16
From: India | Calcutta
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-225-16 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Hindu |
| Provenience | India | Calcutta |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Krishna |
| Inscription Language | English Language |
| Description | Kalighat painting on cardboard. Image of Krishna and Chandi(?). Two male youths, both dressed as princes with elaborate coiffures, jewelery, scarves, and dhoti. Folk art style with thin, bright pigments loosely applied. Some silver paint. |
| Height | 45.72 cm |
| Width | 27.94 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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