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| Keywords: Kubera on man.jpg en Kubera Painting of one of the Astadikpala He is crowned and rides on a human figure carries weapons in his upper hands and holds his lower hands in abhayamudra right and varadamudra left In front walks an attendant carrying the same weapon the dikpala carries in his upper right a semi-circular blade set on a staff Behind him is another attendant holding a parasol over the dikpala An impression of perspective is provided by a lightly sketched-in foreground On laid European paper watermarked with an armorial design and the letters 'W T' http //www britishmuseum org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details aspx objectid 3082722 partid 1 searchText dikpala fromADBC ad toADBC ad numpages 10 images on orig 2fresearch 2fsearch_the_collection_database aspx currentPage 1 Author ca 1820 PD-art Kubera Vahana Nairruti on man.jpg en Gouache painting on paper from a portfolio of sixty-three paintings of deities and daily life Nairruti the guardian of the south-west rides on the shoulders of a large dark male figure The red-complexioned dikpala guardian is shown with four arms In his upper right hand is a round object with a handle and in the upper left hand is a fan His lower right hand is in abhaya and his lower left in varada mudra He wears a dhoti the angavastra shawl draped over his elbows and he bears a delicately drawn yajnopavita sacred thread across his chest The sturdy man supports Nairruti ™s feet on his upturned palms He wears short trousers an angavastra draped over his shoulders and ornaments The god is accompanied by two attendants on foot The one preceding him carries a fan similar to the one Nairruti carries in his upper left hand The other following him carries a parasol A light wash of brown and green suggest the ground on which the group stand http //www britishmuseum org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details aspx objectid 3082722 partid 1 searchText dikpala fromADBC ad toADBC ad numpages 10 images on orig 2fresearch 2fsearch_the_collection_database aspx currentPage 1 Author ca 1820 PD-art Nairruti Vahana Varadamudra | ||||
