Harihara

Estimate

7,000 - 9,000 USD

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Description

Harihara
Opaque watercolor on paper
image 6 1/2 by 4 7/8 in. (16.5 by 12.4 cm)
folio 7 1/2 by 5 3/4 in. (19 by 14.6 cm) unframed

Provenance

Doris Wiener, New York

Exhibited

'Manifestations of Shiva,' Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1981-82

Literature

Stella Kramrisch, Manifestations of Shiva, Philadelphia, 1981, P-8, p 168

Catalogue Note

Harihara represents the biunity of Vishnu (represented here as the dark-skinned Hari) and Shiva (shown as the golden-hued Hara). Conceptually this composite deity is meant to denote the unity of Shiva and Vishnu as different aspects of a single Supreme Godhead.