Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: late 18th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and ink wash on paper
Dimensions: Image (sight): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A multi-armed, boar-headed figure sits on a mound, surrounded by smaller figures, a reclining figure
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical drawing on light beige paper, rendered primarily in black ink with subtle washes of yellow and orange. The composition is divided into two horizontal registers. The upper register features a central, four-armed figure with a boar's head, seated cross-legged on a stylized mound. This central figure wears a crown of pointed elements and holds a small bowl in its lower two hands. Its upper right hand holds a circular object, and its upper left hand holds a conch shell. To the left of the boar-headed figure, a smaller, bird-headed figure kneels. To the far left, a standing figure with a headdress holds a large, flat, circular object. To the right of the central figure, three smaller standing figures, adorned with headdresses and draped garments, stand with hands clasped or raised. Above the boar-headed figure, a small, bushy tree-like form is depicted, with a crescent moon and a small circle above it. The background of the upper register includes stylized rolling hills, clouds, and rows of trees on both the left and right sides. At the very top center, text in a script reads "श्री वराह". The lower register depicts a single, nude or lightly clothed figure reclining horizontally, facing left, with its head resting on its left arm. Its right arm extends towards the left. To the right of the reclining figure, a circular object with a grid pattern is drawn.
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