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Painting: a standing figure points to a green tree while a couple reclines on a striped tiger skin against a red background.

Shiva and Parvati on a tiger skin: Anakūl Nayaka folio from a <em>Rasamanjari</em>

A standing figure with matted hair and a pale body, wearing a yellow cloth, points toward a green tree with pink blossoms against a red field. Beside a striped tiger skin draped over a low couch, a couple reclines, and the tiger's tail curls down at the left.

Artist
Attributed to Golu
Date
ca. 1710 - ca. 1715
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2607 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1720).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Shiva y Parvati sobre una piel de tigre, folio del Rasamanjari

Una figura de pie, con cabello enmarañado y cuerpo pálido, vestida con una tela amarilla, señala un árbol verde de flores rosadas sobre un campo rojo. Junto a una piel de tigre a rayas extendida sobre un diván bajo, una pareja reposa, y la cola del tigre se curva hacia abajo a la izquierda.

Português: Shiva e Parvati sobre uma pele de tigre, fólio do Rasamanjari

Uma figura em pé, de cabelo emaranhado e corpo pálido, vestida com um tecido amarelo, aponta para uma árvore verde de flores rosadas sobre um campo vermelho. Ao lado de uma pele de tigre listrada estendida sobre um divã baixo, um casal repousa, e a cauda do tigre desce em curva à esquerda.

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