Sarasvati

ca. 1885–95

Not on view

Sarasvati is shown holding a vina and a stack of books as befits her role as a goddess of music and learning (cognition). This image, like the Kali, was produced as an advertisement— in this instance for the Ayurveda medical store of Kaviraj Binod Lal Sen, purveyors of hair oil and tonics for lethargy and other ailments.

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Title: Sarasvati
Date: ca. 1885–95
Culture: India
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 15 1/8 × 10 in. (38.4 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 × 11 in. (45.7 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.4
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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