After the sixteenth century, when the format was introduced from India, Nepal began to produce sets of miniature paintings illustrating themes unrelated to specific texts. This charming picture from such a set shows a lion carrying the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesha, who sits meditating on a pink lotus. A red aura delicately decorated with scrollwork surrounds Ganesha and his mount. The jovial deity’s body, central head, and far tight head are yellow; his remaining three heads are blue, green, and white; he holds traditional attributes in eight of his ten hands. (Dye, “Mystic Visions” label, 7/92)
Details
- Title : Ganesha
- Year : 17th century
- Classification : Paintings
- Medium : Opaque watercolour and ink on paper
- Dimension : Sheet: 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (22.23 × 14.29 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
- Accession No : Object Number: 89.73
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Credit Line : Funds donated by Mrs. Verser Todd
- Status : NOT ON VIEW