Siddha Lakshmi with Kali
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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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
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
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
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