Kalighat Painting

17855

From: India | Calcutta (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kalighat Painting
Object Number 17855
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Hindu
Provenience India | Calcutta (uncertain)
Date Made 19th Century - 1894
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Painted
Iconography Krishna | Bakasura | Crane
Description

Image of Krishna killing Bakasura, the crane demon.

Length 43.5 cm
Width 27.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles H. Cramp, 1894

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