A Man Dreaming of His Wife at Home

Attributed to Mizuno Toshikata

About 1890

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The Historical Site of the Pontoon Bridge of Sano at Kuragano: Actor Iwai Tojaku I as Dote no Oroku, from the series The Sixty-Nine Stations of Kisokaidō, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper
Vase, China, glazed porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
C9-This monumental pitcher from Calcutta has a body chased with stiff leaves below a band of figures dancing and playing musical instruments. The pitcher's handle is of particular note, formed by Vishnu's Matsya's Avatar, (a figure emerging from the mouth of a fish) and holding twisted and entwined serpents. Its upper body is adorned with zodiac symbols. Calcutta was an extremely cosmopolitan city, and, in addition to Hindu images, important Muslim, Buddhist, and even festivals are sometimes represented and intertwined in its historical iconography and art. The symbols of the zodiac are part of the Calcutta tradition that often crosses cultural borders.
Maa Durga, Manjari Sharma, archival inkjet print in brass-embossed frame