Virabhadra killing a green demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference:
- 581805i
- Part of:
- Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types. Watercolours and prints.
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Description
Virabhadra (Veerabathira), a fierce avatar of the Hindu god Shiva, in the act of killing a green demon with a trishul (trident). He is portrayed with small fangs and wearing a tiger skin dhoti. In four of his six hands he holds a plant, a sword, a bird and a bow
Publication/Creation
[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 painting : (album page 21, painting number 61) : gouache ; image 20.5 x 12.5 cm
Lettering
Acora Vurabathera
Reference
Wellcome Collection 581805i