Bird Mask

Nepal

Late 19th century

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Blue and white tall flat vase decorated with flowers Canteen-Shaped Vase with Banan-Leaf Border, Lotuses, Floral Cloud Collar and Symbols of Four of the Eight Immortals
Chapter 31 (The Cypress Pillar), from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper
Venugopala playing a long flute, standing with one leg cocked behind the other and hips akimbo. He is dressed in a light dhoti and wears a crown made of peacock feathers fastened to the front of his tall chignon. He plays the flute with two of his four hands. In the other hands he holds a cakra (wheel/discuss) and a sankha (conch shell), two of the Hindu mythical treasures. The cakra represents the cycle of life and death. The sankha represents a musical instrument, the sound of which scars away demons.
Ram, China, jade