Lot Essay
For a similar example that is smaller in size from the Herwitz Collection, see J. Jain, Kalighat Painting: Images from a Changing World, 1999, p. 30, fig. 15.
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INDIA, KOLKATA, 19TH CENTURY
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A large kalighat painting of Ganga
India, Kolkata, 19th century
Seated on a lotus base over her crocodile vehicle, her four arms emerging from beneath her red sari, her face with nose ring, third eye and gold crown backed by a glowing red halo
50 x 38¾ in. (127 x 98.5 cm.)
India, Kolkata, 19th century
Seated on a lotus base over her crocodile vehicle, her four arms emerging from beneath her red sari, her face with nose ring, third eye and gold crown backed by a glowing red halo
50 x 38¾ in. (127 x 98.5 cm.)