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Basohli
Gold Foil
Goddess Saraswati — Lalita Kapilavai
© Lalita Kapilavai. Sacred Art & Carnatic Music Archive. Digital reproduction, automated screen captures, and unauthorized printings are strictly prohibited.
Gold Foil
2023
Goddess Saraswati
Natural pigments, shell gold, shell silver, beetle wings on handmade paper • L= 24.4cms; W= 21.2cms
Watermarked & Protected Master
Archival Provenance & Copyright NoticeOriginal hand-crafted masterwork by Lalita Kapilavai. Layered on unblemished teakwood planks, gilded with certified Shell gold and shell silver on handmade paper, and finished with semi-precious gemstones. Unauthorized reproduction or digital harvesting is prohibited.
Classical Indian Fine Art • Year 2023
Goddess Saraswati
Private Collection / Price Upon Request
Available for Acquisition
MediumNatural pigments, shell gold, shell silver, beetle wings on handmade paper
DimensionsL= 24.4cms; W= 21.2cms
Gold PurityShell gold and shell silver on handmade paper
Traditional SchoolBasohli
Iconographic Commentary & Symbolism
Goddess Sarawati is an embodiment of knowledge and learning. She is said to ride on a white swan holding distinct attributes rosary symbolic of meditative nature; veena symbolic of music and vedas or books of ancient and sacred knowledge. She is seated on a lotus and bears an appearance common to tantric devi. The bright orange background is contrasted by a green fore ground which is covered by a rhythmic pattern representing grass.
Exhibition Provenance:• StART and PFSTA Exhibition (Past) (London)
