Lithographic engraving (print)

Museum number:
9-22860
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Lithographs of Hindu legends Vishvamitra and Menaka - The Birth of Shakuntala Registered No 27 Birth of Shakuntala - Vishvamitra rejects the child and mother, because they represented to him a lapse in spiritual pursuits and his earlier renunciation of domestic/king's life.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Production place:
India
Maker or artist:
Raja Ravi Varma
Materials:
Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lithographs
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Production date:
1900
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Acid substrate discolored. Multiple edge losses, tears, and creases LW 2014-01-16
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Lithographic engraving (print), accession number 9-22860, described as Lithographs of Hindu legends Vishvamitra and Menaka - The Birth of Shakuntala Registered No 27 Birth of Shakuntala - Vishvamitra rejects the child and mother, because they represented to him a lapse in spiritual pursuits and his earlier renunciation of domestic/king's life.

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