Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unidentified artist
Date: ca. 1870s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Watercolor, colloidal tin, ink and graphite on mill paper
Dimensions: Image: 17 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (45 × 27.8 cm) Sheet: 19 5/16 × 12 13/16 in. (49 × 32.5 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Robert West, by exchange, 2022
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A multi-armed, light blue, horse-headed figure holds a smaller, green human-like figure upside down
Detailed Description
The image shows a large, multi-armed, horse-headed figure holding a smaller, green-skinned human-like figure. The dominant figure stands centrally, facing forward, with light blue skin and four visible arms. Its head is that of a white horse with black stripes, a black mane, red eyes, and an open mouth revealing a red tongue. It wears a yellow garment on its lower body, with red and black striped fabric draped over it, and blue patterned shoes. Yellow armbands and necklaces adorn its body. One of its left hands holds a black disc with four white dots. The smaller, green-skinned figure is held upside down by the large figure's lower two arms, its head hanging downwards to the left. This figure has black hair and wears a dark blue garment. Its limbs appear bound or wrapped with thin white lines. The background is a plain, light cream color. Handwritten text in a European script is visible in the upper right corner, reading "Narasinha, pleine la forme d'un homme et d'un cheval, le géant Hiranyakasipu." Additional text in an Indian script is present at the bottom center of the artwork.
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