1969.174: Shiva's Half-Body Form (Shiva Ardhanarishvara), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1969.174

People

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura, Indian

Title

Shiva's Half-Body Form (Shiva Ardhanarishvara), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Other Titles

Former Title: Birth of the Ganges from Shiva's Head, from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Melodies)

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

c. 1756

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Malpura

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216322

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle shell on paper

Dimensions

30.7 x 20.4 cm (12 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Eric Schroeder, Cambridge, MA (by 1969), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Eric Schroeder

Accession Year

1969

Object Number

1969.174

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• The Music Room, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/1984 - 11/11/1984
• Where Traditions Meet: Painting in India from the 15th-17th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/05/2003 - 12/07/2003
• 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/20/2015 - 07/21/2015
• Water Stories: river goddesses, ancestral rites, and climate crisis, Radcliffe Institute Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, 09/18/2023 - 12/16/2023

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