Poster
About this object
Cultural context
Contemporary art.
Physical description
Poster depicting the triumvirate of the goddess Laxmi (Lakshmi), the god Ganapati (Ganesh), and the goddess Saraswati. The central figure (Lakshmi) has a yellow halo and a jeweled headdress. She has four arms: two upper arms hold lotus flowers, lower right has gold coins flowing from it toward a plate on the ground, and the lower left is open and pointed down. She is standing on a lotus. The seated figure to the left (Saraswati) is playing a vina and is holding beads and money. She has yellow halo behind her head. The seated figure to the right (Ganapati) has an elephant nose and a yellow halo behind his head. Two elephants are standing in the water behind the figures and lotus flowers are floating on the surface. A peacock stands in the lower left, and a mouse in the lower right. A tray of food, a book decorated with a swastica, an oil lamp, and a bowl of white balls are at the bottom.
Categories
Date Made
Before 1996
Date Acquired
6 Jul 2004
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 45.5 cm x 32.5 cm
Object Number
2632/7