A Kalighat painting, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890, showing Yudhishthira, eldest of the five Pandava brothers and the Mahabharata's exemplar of dharma, worshipping a lingam shrine together with his wives. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under accession IS.272-1961.
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MediumKalighat painting, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, ca. 1890, Victoria and Albert Museum IS.272-1961 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Kolkata directly: "and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca."
Source Yudhishthira, accession IS.272-1961 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Source Yudhishthira, accession IS.272-1961 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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The V&A's own title and contentPerson field name Yudhishthira directly, shown worshipping at a lingam shrine with his wives, a Kalighat devotional scene from ca. 1890.
Source Yudhishthira, accession IS.272-1961 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Sources
1. Draupadi, accession IS.131-1951 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert Museum
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