NARASIMHA
SOUTH INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, CIRCA 1850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
gouache and gold on paper, red border with white margin rules, inner yellow border with black rules, depicting Narasimha, Vishnu's half-lion form, sitting on a large throne with his multiple arms, holding his multiple attributes, disemboweling the demon-king Hiranyakashipu, and wielding Vishnu’s mace, lotus, and disc with his remaining arms, the king's son Prahlada and wife, Kayadhu, are in attendance in either corner, all against a bold orange ground within a green and yellow arch, mounted, glazed and framed
Dimensions
37.9 x 29.4 cm
Provenance
Formerly, Peter Blohm, Aberystwyth, Wales.