Shiva sits with Parvati on top of a flayed tiger skin. Shiva wears a necklace of human heads and holds an antelope in his upper left hand, a blade in his upper right, a trident in his lower left, and rudraksha beads in his lower right.

Uma Maheshvara (Shiva and Parvati), late 19th century

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Ink on paperexpand_more

The Helen Jones Fund for Asian Artexpand_more  91.24.3

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These four sketches exemplify the liveliness and effectiveness of Rajput drawing. Numerous drawings such as the court ladies and poppy blossom shown here were done as conceptual studies for finished paintings. Others, like the Ramayana scene, may have been compositional underdrawings for unfinished paintings. The Orissan drawing of Shiva and Parvati was probably considered complete as is.

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Uma Maheshvara (Shiva and Parvati)
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91.24.3
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Shiva sits with Parvati on top of a flayed tiger skin. Shiva wears a necklace of human heads and holds an antelope in his upper left hand, a blade in his upper right, a trident in his lower left, and rudraksha beads in his lower right.