Indian Art

Shiva’s Family (Uma-Maheshvara)

Unknown — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:01:31 -0400

Title	Shiva’s Family (Uma-Maheshvara)
Artist	Unknown
Date	c. 1000
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

husband and wife seated on a lotus in the pose of royal ease and intimacy with bull and tiger underfoot; symmetrical architectural backdrop with large central disc behind heads of main figures

Stele of Vishnu

Artist Unknown (Bangladesh) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:01:55 -0500

Title	Stele of Vishnu
Artist	Artist Unknown (Bangladesh)
Date	11th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

Vishnu on a lotus pedestal flanked by his principal consorts; holds a mace, sun dish (cakra), conch and lotus blossom in his four hands; various animals and mythical creatures in background; figures shown at base.

Head of a Buddha

Artist Unknown (Cambodia or Thailand) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:50:24 -0500

Title	Head of a Buddha
Artist	Artist Unknown (Cambodia or Thailand)
Date	8th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G213

Buddha; traces of gilt on patina; face is square, mouth is wide, nose is flat and hair curls are large - all indicative of the classic style evolved bt the early Dvaravati sculptors

Queen Trisala on Her Couch

Artist Unknown (India) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:01:28 -0400

Title	Queen Trisala on Her Couch
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	c. 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

Folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript; ornamental border decoration

Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)

Artist Unknown (India) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:02:02 -0400

Title	Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	11th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Found in a temple near Pondicherry. The figure represents cosmic activity. The significance of the gestures is as follows the drum in the right hand signifies creation; the fire in the upper left hand, destruction; the abaya (fear not) position of the lower right hand, protection; the position of the raised left foot, salvation; the foot placed on the prostrate dwarf, Apasmarapurusa, removal of illusion/ignorance.

Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons

Artist Unknown (India) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:02:11 -0500

Title	Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	c. 1690
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Fakir Khan, Mirza Iftikhar, Mirza Muhammad Azam, Mirza Khuda Bakhsh, and Mirza Khudabad on a floral rug on a terrace with trees behind.

Gowri Shankaram Necklace

Artist Unknown () — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:11:41 -0500

Title	Gowri Shankaram Necklace
Artist	Artist Unknown ()
Date	early 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

pendant suspended from a garland of twin rudraksha berries; central gold piece depicting two figures on a bull; one emerald pendant at bottom split during installation, two pieces stored in envelope in A12.3 MS

Child's dress

Artist Unknown (India) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Child's dress
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

dress with long sleeves; multicolored embroidery and mirrors on green silk bodice; green silk skirt with red, yellow and white tie-dyed flowers; multicolored embroidery and mirrors on orange silk at hem

Toran

Artist Unknown (India) — Fri, 01 Jun 1900 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Toran
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

multicolored embroidery on 7 black and red hanging pendants with scrap fabric tassels; floral embroidery on red panel at top; one mirror disk on 2nd pendant from R

The Adoration of Krishna

Artist Unknown (India) — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:01:53 -0400

Title	The Adoration of Krishna
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	c. 1700
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana; a compartmentalized painting illustrating various scenes with Krishna

Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple

Artist Unknown (India) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:00:09 -0500

Title	Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	12th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

India, Rajasthan, lintel arch from a Vishnu temple, c. 12th century, greystone, with three four-armed male deities seated in columnar niches flanked by female attendants, the outer two each holding Vishnavite attributes, a warrior issuing from the mouth of a makara at either side, tiered canopies above; the central figure flanked by four figures of Vishnu on Garuda, H.14 x W.35-1/2 x D.5 in., mounted on metal stand.

Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, India

Samuel Bourne — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:52:32 -0500

Title	Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, India
Artist	Samuel Bourne
Date	1869
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Mahavira Gives Away His Possessions (top) Adoration of a TIrthankara (bottom)

Artist Unknown (India) — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:01:42 -0400

Title	Mahavira Gives Away His Possessions (top) Adoration of a TIrthankara (bottom)
Artist	Artist Unknown (India)
Date	c. 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G211

One of four illustrations from a Kalpasutra manuscript.

Indian Art

Shiva’s Family (Uma-Maheshvara)

Shiva’s Family (Uma-Maheshvara)

c. 1000

Stele of Vishnu

Stele of Vishnu

11th century

Head of a Buddha

Head of a Buddha

8th century

Queen Trisala on Her Couch

Queen Trisala on Her Couch

c. 1500

Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)

Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)

11th century

Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons

Portrait of Fakir Khan and His Sons

c. 1690

Gowri Shankaram Necklace

Gowri Shankaram Necklace

early 19th century

Child's dress

Child's dress

20th century

Toran

Toran

20th century

The Adoration of Krishna

The Adoration of Krishna

c. 1700

Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple

Lintel Arch From a Vishnu Temple

12th century

Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, India

Temple of Vishnu, Trichinopoly, India

1869

Mahavira Gives Away His Possessions (top) Adoration of a TIrthankara (bottom)

Mahavira Gives Away His Possessions (top) Adoration of a TIrthankara (bottom)

c. 1500