Iconography series: Saturn, mounted on a tiger / Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
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- Accession Number
- 1987/1.248
- Title
- Iconography series: Saturn, mounted on a tiger
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Rajasthan (state)
- Jaipur (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Rajasthan (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Jaipur (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
- Dimensions
- 27.3 cm x 20 cm (10 3/4 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- figures on landscape
- Physical Description
- Two figures, Shani and his tiger are depicted centrally in the image. The background is very simple with some grass tufts and a pond near the very bottom of the images.
- Subject Matter
- This is apart of an iconography series which examines Hindu deities and the objects and animals often associated with them. In this image Shani is seen mounted on the back of a tiger, the national animal of India and typically the vehicle of his sister, the Hindu goddess Durga. Shani also holds a white lotus, a scepter, and a Shani shankh (conch shell), used to appease him and invite his blessing.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- mammals
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- tool and equipment components
- Rights
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 833 x 1135
- File Size
- 115 KB
- Record
- 1987/1.248
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"Iconography series: Saturn, mounted on a tiger; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.248/1987_1.248.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.