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Sikh woodcut depicting Shiva and his consort, Parvati, seated beneath a tree preparing bhang, with their animal vehicles in front of them, ca.1870

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English: Sikh woodcut depicting Shiva and his consort, Parvati, seated beneath a tree preparing bhang, with their animal vehicles in front of them, ca.1870. Source description:

Sikh woodcut depicting Shiva and Parvati with Nandi, Ganesh, Kartikkeya and a lion, from Lahore or Amritsar, about 1870.

Shiva and Parvati are shown seated, preparing 'bhang', with their animal vehicles before them. Ganesh is seated in front of them and Kartikkeya is climbing on the lion's back .

This example of a popular Sikh woodcut was collected at one of the local fairs or bazaars by John Lockwood Kipling while he was director from 1875 to 1893 of the Mayo School of Art at Lahore, in present-day north-east Pakistan. It was presented to the V&A in 1917 by his famous son, Rudyard. It depicts the Hindu god Shiva and his consort, Parvati, seated beneath a tree preparing 'bhang', with their animal vahanas or vehicles in front of them. The elephant-headed god Ganesh is also seated in front of them, and the god Kartikkeya is climbing on the lion’s back. Such woodcuts were made by Sikhs for tourists or pilgrims and this example was clearly intended specifically for Hindu pilgrims.

Date circa 1870
date QS:P,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source [1], [2]
Author Unknown woodcut artist

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