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Sarasvati
Sarasvati is a Hindu goddess, adopted as a goddess of learning and the performing arts by Buddhists. Here, she sits on a lotus rising from the water and plays a central Asian lute - not a "vina," as would be the case in India.
Provenance
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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Geographies
Tibet
(Place of Origin)
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 18 5/16 × W: 14 1/16 in. (46.51 × 35.72 cm); Framed H: 33 5/8 × W: 17 1/2 × D: 1 1/2 in. (85.41 × 44.45 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.292