Creative Commons License
Ganesha Holds Court
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The god Ganesha is depicted as if he were an Indian ruler, with a portable tent held above him and a rich carpet underneath. At upper left is Ganesha’s father, Shiva, and his mother, Parvati, sits at upper right. The god Vishnu appears at lower left. The fourth figure, at lower right, is a devotee of some sort--perhaps the author of the text that this illustration might have accompanied.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27/2018 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; media consolidation |
Geographies
India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.6 x 19.1 cm); Framed H: 20 1/8 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 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.
W.900