Iconography series: Brisha (female monkey, riding a bull) / Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
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- Accession Number
- 1988/1.82
- Title
- Iconography series: Brisha (female monkey, riding a bull)
- 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
- Style/Group/Movement
- Rajput
- 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, Anjana and a bull 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. Near the top of the image in the background there some trees and sky are visible.
- 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 Anjana is seen mounted on the back of a bull. The bull embodies sexual energy and fertility, this scene is perhaps a representation of Vayu’s introduction of Hanuman into Anjana’s womb.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- mammals
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Rights
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 863 x 1191
- File Size
- 119 KB
- Record
- 1988/1.82
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"Iconography series: Brisha (female monkey, riding a bull); Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1988-sl-1.82/1988_1.82.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
