Title
Tirupati painting of Dashavatara, chariot with icon of Vishnu
Year/Period
18th century
Region
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 21.8 x 12.5 cm
Accession No.
2005-00004-002
Collection of
Credit Line
Purchased with funds from Hwang Soo Jin and anonymous donors
This is the reverse side of the painting of Matsya avatara. It shows a wooden 'ther' (chariot) with an icon of Vishnu. The faces of the deities in this series are blue complexioned with white highlights and the colours red, blue green, yellow and pink have been used liberally.This painting of Matsya avatara, as one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu, belongs to a group of three Tirupati souvenir paintings. He is depicted under a canopy of flowers and garlands.The style, colours and decorative features suggest that they were made for Vaishnava (Vishu devotees) patrons who may have visited Tirupati temple and were carrying back these paintings as a memento of their pilgrimage.
