Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
- Ravi Varma, 1848-1906.
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- 26630i
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Description
Sarasvatī is a goddess of learning. The composition served as the model for a panel on a silver cream jug, part of a tea set made by Peter Orr & Sons in Madras, 1900-1907 (Dehejia, loc. cit.)
Publication/Creation
Bombay ([182] Kalbadevi Road) : A.K. Joshi & Co. (Ghatkopar, Bombay : Ravi Udaya F.A.L. Press)
Physical description
1 print : oleograph
Contributors
Lettering
Sarasvati. Registered no. 505. Ravi Varma.
Lettering also in Devanagari script
References note
Vidya J. Dehejia, 'Imagery by Rajah Ravi Varma on Raj silver', The Burlington magazine, October 2022, 164: 976-985 (this print pp. 979-983
Reference
Wellcome Collection 26630i
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Location Status Access Closed stores