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वोधा अवतार Buddha Avatar c. 1800
Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper. | 41 x 24.7 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005115.l
Mughal artist
Master: Ten incarnations of the Hindoo god Vishnu. Item: Buddha, the ninth incarnation of Vishnu c. 1800
Mughal artist
Master: Dasavatara ??????? (The ten Incarnations of Vishnu) Item: ???? ????? Buddha Avatar c. 1800
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A depiction of Buddha, the ninth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who takes the form of an enlightened man. According to Hindu belief, he is the most recent incarnation of Vishnu who came to earth as a preacher.
Buddha is depicted crowned and enthroned under a pavilion on a riverside terrace and attended by two chauri (fly whisk) bearers. Unusually, the Buddha’s hands are unfinished.
This painting is from a series depicting the ten avatars of Vishnu. For further information on this series see RCIN 1005115.Provenance
Presented to King Edward VII when Prince of Wales during his tour of India in 1875 by Mangaldas Nathubhoy.
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Medium and techniques
Opaque watercolour including gold-and silver-coloured metallic pigments on paper.
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41 x 24.7 cm (folio dimensions)
18.6 x 11.7 cm (image)
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ExhibitionEastern Encounters: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
The long relationship between the Crown and South Asia
