Shiva and Parvati
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1820 -
Geography
Udaipur or Devgarh, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on fiber board -
Dimension
H x W: 20 x 17.8 cm (7 7/8 x 7 in) -
Accession Number
F2001.11 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2001.11
Object Details
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Artist
Chokha (active 1779-ca. 1826) -
Court
Mewar Court -
School/Tradition
Rajput school -
Description
Chokha depicts the deities Shiva and Parvati relaxing against a large round pillow as if they were a ruler and his consort upon a palace terrace. Parvati, markedly smaller than the god, gazes at her husband with her hands raised in the gesture of respect and devotion. Shiva is recognizable through the iconographic attributes of ash-covered skin, third eye, skull necklace, serpents, trident and the Ganges river that emerges from his matted topknot in the form of a stream of water. -
Marks
Watermark: S Wise & Co. 1825. -
Provenance
To 2001Sir Howard Hodgkins (born 1932), London, to 2001 [1]From 2001Freer Gallery of Art, given by Sir Howard Hodgkin in 2001Notes:[1] The object was probably acquired when Sir Howard Hodgkins formed his London collection in the 1960s, but the exact date of acquisition cannot be determined. However, because the object is a small, unfinished work from the early nineteenth century, it falls within a category of artworks that the Indian government typically allows out of the country (according to Curatorial Note 3, Debra Diamond, June 15, 2001, in the object record). -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016) -
Previous custodian or owner
Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) -
Origin
Udaipur or Devgarh, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India -
Credit Line
Gift of Sir Howard Hodgkin -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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