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THE GODDESSES DURGA AND KALI
Lot 125

THE GODDESSES DURGA AND KALI

SIGNED BY RADHA MUSAVVIR, COMPANY SCHOOL, INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Closed12 June 2018

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THE GODDESSES DURGA AND KALI
SIGNED BY RADHA MUSAVVIR, COMPANY SCHOOL, INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Kali preceding Durga mounted on a bejewelled tiger, in elegant scrolling floral margins within gold and polychrome rules, with white borders, signed in Persian along the bottom edge, the reverse with inscriptions in Persian and devanagari, and old label
9 ¾ x 13in. (24.8 x 33cm.)

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This painting depicts Durga, the great warrior goddess, seated serenely on her tiger, and Kali who represents the fierce aspect of Durga’s divine power. During a long battle between the gods and the demons, Durga is enlisted to fight the demon brothers, Shumbha and Nishumbha. Kali, an emanation of Durga’s ferocious capabilities, erupts from her forehead as a wild-haired and emaciated warrior carrying a tiger skin and wearing a necklace of skulls. She beheads the generals of the asura army, Chanda and Munda, and presents their heads to Durga. In turn, Durga crowns Kali with the victorious title, Chamunda.