Poster

About this object

Cultural context

Contemporary art.

Iconographic meaning

Ganesh, Shiva-Paravati, and Kartikeya.

Physical description

Poster depicting four figures seated on a gold throne with a decorated circular arch at the back. The figures are set against a backdrop of blue sky and snow-covered mountains. The central figure is a seated man with jeweled headdress, yellow halo, floral garland around his neck, and yellow trousers. In his top right hand he is holding a small axe, and in his top left hand he is holding a small deer figure. This other hands are on the shoulder of the elephant figure, and around the waist of the female figure. On the left is a male figure with an elephant trunk who is wearing a jeweled headdress, necklaces, and pink trousers. He is holding a mace in his upper right hand, a white shell-like object in his bottom right hand, a pink lotus flower in his upper left hand, and a folded length of red rope(?) in his bottom left hand. On the right is a woman wearing a pink and gold sari and a jeweled headdress. The child sitting in her lap is holding a pointed object with a thin handle. In the foreground is a grey mouse, a white bull, a bowl of fruit, and a peacock.