Untitled
The Met
Artist: Mahavihara Master
Date: early 12th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions: Page: 2 3/4 x 16 7/16 in. (7 x 41.8 cm) Image: 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (6.4 x 4.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2001
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A large multi-armed figure in a dynamic pose surrounded by smaller figures and two text panels
Detailed Description
This horizontal composition features a central rectangular illustration bordered by two panels of black text on a light brown background. The central illustration has a bright red background and is framed by a yellow border with red dots. At the top, dark green foliage with small, light-skinned figures in various poses fills the upper portion. A large, light-skinned central figure with multiple arms dominates the middle, depicted in a dynamic pose. This figure wears elaborate gold and red jewelry, a patterned red and white lower garment, and has a large, ornate gold halo behind its head. One of its raised hands holds a small red object. Surrounding the central figure are numerous smaller figures, some light-skinned and some darker, with varying hair and facial features, including some with beards. They are depicted in various poses, some reaching up towards the central figure, some kneeling, and others with varied expressions. They wear yellow and orange garments. The left panel, on a light brown background, displays multiple lines of black text. A small orange '25' is visible at the top left. The text reads: 'यारविनाकासः नाययागश्रीवाकः गयाययववमथा वानामिधयकाः गावडउककाय मघबलायया तववमाकाम'. The right panel, also on a light brown background, contains multiple lines of black text with two small black circles at the top. The text reads: 'गययववगसमथय नाययगयाववयाड माववगयाववया माववराघयववा ववगववसमववया श्रववगवव मथययमावव'.
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