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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, THE COSMIC MAN, 18TH CENTURY; THE HAND AND THE TANTRIC HORSE, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Painting of A Cosmic Man, Lokapurusha; A Painting of a Hand, Hastakara Yantra; and A Tantric Painting of a Horse
India, Rajasthan, The Cosmic Man, 18th Century; The Hand and The Tantric Horse, 19th Century
The Cosmic Man painted within an ogee arch with seven registers of hell depicted over his legs; the hand painted on a light blue ground illustrating astrological and auspicious signs, the horse illustrated in four views with three yogins depicted underneath in various poses
The Cosmic Man: 9¾ x 4½ in. (24.7 x 11.3 cm.); The Hand: 6 x 4 3/8 in. (15.1 x 11 cm.); The Horse: 8¼ x 6 7/8 in. (21 x 17.3 cm.) (3)
India, Rajasthan, The Cosmic Man, 18th Century; The Hand and The Tantric Horse, 19th Century
The Cosmic Man painted within an ogee arch with seven registers of hell depicted over his legs; the hand painted on a light blue ground illustrating astrological and auspicious signs, the horse illustrated in four views with three yogins depicted underneath in various poses
The Cosmic Man: 9¾ x 4½ in. (24.7 x 11.3 cm.); The Hand: 6 x 4 3/8 in. (15.1 x 11 cm.); The Horse: 8¼ x 6 7/8 in. (21 x 17.3 cm.) (3)
Literature
Cosmic Man: E. Fischer and J. Jain, Kunst und Religion in Indien: 2500 Jahre Jainismus, 1974, cat. no. 106
Tantric Horse: A. Mookerjee, The Tantric Way: Art, Science, Ritual, 1977, p. 135
Tantric Horse: A. Mookerjee, The Tantric Way: Art, Science, Ritual, 1977, p. 135
Exhibited
Cosmic Man: Zürich, Helmhaus Zürich, Kunst und Religion in Indien: 2500 Jahre Jainismus, 1975; St. Gallen, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen; Basel, Museum für Völkerkunde Basel
Special notice
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