Photo of collection object Vishnu as Matsya
Mangnu. Vishnu as Matsya, ca. 1860. Height: 200 mm Width: 126 mm Height: 237 mm Width: 179 mm. IS.110-1954. arr.

Vishnu as Matsya

ca. 1860

Mangnu

SSEA

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Vishnu, as the fish incarnation Matsya, wearing a yellow dhoti, bludgeons a conch demon with his mace (gada) as he emerges from the jaws of a large fish. Four gods stand to the side in the upper left hand corner.
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Mangnu
Classification
Painting
Medium
opaque watercolour, paint, paper, painted
Locations
region: Chamba
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm Width: 126 mm Height: 237 mm Width: 179 mm
Departments
SSEA
Accession Number
IS.110-1954
Rights Statement
arr
Dominant Colors

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