A LARGE ICON OF VISHNU RECLINING ON SHESHA
A LARGE ICON OF VISHNU RECLINING ON SHESHA

TANJORE, SOUTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A LARGE ICON OF VISHNU RECLINING ON SHESHA
TANJORE, SOUTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on paper and gold and silver leaves applied on board, Vishnu reclines on a bolster supported by the coils of a naga, protected by the naga's head, his consort Lakshmi at his feet, attendants and worshippers behind and below
36¼ x 47in. ( 92 x 119.5cm.)

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

拍品专文

Tanjore is well known for the large depictions of episodes of the life of Krishna. Here the artist seems to have departed from the usual subject and opted to depict Vishnu, of whom Krishna is one of the ten avatars. Between yugas or eras, Vishnu reclines on Shesha, the multi-hooded naga floating on the waters of the primordial ocean. From the deity's navel rises the lotus from which bud Brahma will appear. His consort, Lakshmi, is often depicted holding or caressing his feet.

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