Descent of the Holy Family from Mount Kailasa
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Descent of the Holy Family from Mount Kailasa

INDIA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, GULER OR MANDI, ATTRIBUTED TO SAJNU, CIRCA 1810-20

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Descent of the Holy Family from Mount Kailasa
India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler or Mandi, attributed to Sajnu, circa 1810-20
Very finely painted depicting Shiva wearing tiger and leopard skins and holding aloft Karttikeya on his shoulder with Parvati following, clad in a dark blue sari and saffron petticoat holding Ganesha near her bosom and seated on a patchwork coverlet atop the bull Nandi in a glacial landscape, surrounded by red and dark blue borders with foliate vines and dark blue rules
Image: 8 x 6¼ in. (20.2 x 15.8 cm.)

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