A Night Scene of Shiva Puja (recto)

c. 1760–70

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

A Night Scene of Shiva Puja (recto), c. 1760–70. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, wide borders of pink paper (recto); page: 28.2 x 24.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.350.a The linga is a stylized phallic symbol denoting the creative capacities of Shiva.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper, wide borders of pink paper (recto)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, wide, borders, pink, recto
Dimensions: Page: 28.2 x 24.1 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.350.a
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections</em>. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (March 4-31, 1968).
Rights Statement: CC0