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"Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu" (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1991.32.1)

Hindu Art

A folio painted in opaque watercolor with gold, silver and beetle-wing cases simulating emeralds, India, Basohli, Jammu, circa 1700 to 1710, showing Kalki, the future incarnation of Vishnu, in the guise of a warrior with a white horse. The Metropolitan Museum's own title names Kalki directly. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1991.32.1, gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1991.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, silver and beetle-wing cases on paper 1
Classification
Object Type
Painting 1
Medium (class)
Illuminated manuscript 1
Custody
Current Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1
Connections

Associated With

Kalki, Deities

This source names Kalki directly: "Jammu, circa 1700 to 1710, showing Kalki, the future incarnation of Vishnu, in the guise of a warrior with a white horse."

Source "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," accession 1991.32.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," accession 1991.32.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Kalki, Figures

The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," names the figure outright.

Source "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," accession 1991.32.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Originated In

India, Regions
Source "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," accession 1991.32.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. "Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu," accession 1991.32.1 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 1991.32.1
    Culture: India (Basohli, Jammu). Medium: Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and beetle-wing cases on paper. Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1991.
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A folio painted in opaque watercolor with gold, silver and beetle-wing cases simulating emeralds, India, Basohli, Jammu, circa 1700 to 1710, showing Kalki, the future incarnation of Vishnu, in the guise of a warrior with a white horse.
  • Originated In: India, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
    India (Basohli, Jammu)
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Pahari painting (Wikipedia)
In Group: Pahari Painting, own entity-description: "IndiaView the Source
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