Siddha Lakshmi with Kali

Indian

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Caption

Indian. Siddha Lakshmi with Kali, ca. 1660–1670. Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and beetle wing cases on paper, sheet: 8 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (21.9 x 21.3 cm) image: 7 1/8 x 6 11/16 in. (18.1 x 17.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster in honor of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 84.142. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.142_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Indian

Title

Siddha Lakshmi with Kali

Date

ca. 1660–1670

Geography

Place made: Basohli, Punjab Hills, India

Medium

Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and beetle wing cases on paper

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

sheet: 8 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (21.9 x 21.3 cm) image: 7 1/8 x 6 11/16 in. (18.1 x 17.0 cm)

Inscriptions

Inscribed at top: Siddha Lakshmi with Kali. On reverse: One should (let one) meditate thus in the lotus of his heart on Siddha Lakshmi, goddess of remembrance, Bhadrakali (all epithets of Siddha Lakshmi) who is young, with a face resembling the rising moon and crown bedecked with the crescent moon. Whose pricelessly graceful form is clad in a yellow dress, seated on an eightfold (cosmic) lotus, accompanied by Kali, drinking draughts of liquor. Translated by Sonali Mitra. Inscribed on top right: Siddha Lakshmi with Kali.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster in honor of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner

Accession Number

84.142

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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