Surya Mandala

Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)

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Surya Mandala

c. 1800-1850

Artist/maker unknown, Nepalese

The Hindu god Surya, the sun, rides out of the center of this painting atop his horse-drawn chariot. Other deities surround him, each within a petal-shaped halo that creates a large flower resembling the sun itself. Around this sunflower-sun are twelve circles, each containing one of the constellations of the zodiac. The Indian signs of the zodiac are identical to those used in the West. The bands above and below are populated by other deities and holy men.

Gallery 331, Asian Art, third floor (Dutt Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Surya Mandala

Date:

c. 1800-1850

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Nepalese

Medium:

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions:

18 x 20 inches (45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Stella Kramrisch Fund, 2009

Accession Number:

2009-7-1

Geography:

Made in Nepal, Asia

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