L.A. JOSHI | UNTITLED (BAHUCHARA MATA) | CHROMOLITHOGRAPH ON PAPER | 1938
L.A. JOSHI
UNTITLED (BAHUCHARA MATA)
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH ON PAPER
1938
AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY INDIAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PRINT, SIGNED L.A. JOSHI AND DATED 1938, DEPICTING THE HINDU GODDESS BAHUCHARA MATA SEATED ON A LARGE ROOSTER. THE DEVOTIONAL SCENE INCLUDES WORSHIPPERS, RITUAL OFFERINGS, A TEMPLE BACKGROUND, AND SWANS IN WATER AT THE LOWER RIGHT. THE PIECE EXHIBITS EXTENSIVE SURFACE DEGRADATION AND LOSS, TYPICAL OF DEVOTIONAL BAZAAR PRINTS OF THE PERIOD.
Condition
Fair to poor, showing significant surface wear, peeling, foxing, and losses particularly around the edges and central areas.
L.A. JOSHI
UNTITLED (BAHUCHARA MATA)
CHROMOLITHOGRAPH ON PAPER
1938
AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY INDIAN CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PRINT, SIGNED L.A. JOSHI AND DATED 1938, DEPICTING THE HINDU GODDESS BAHUCHARA MATA SEATED ON A LARGE ROOSTER. THE DEVOTIONAL SCENE INCLUDES WORSHIPPERS, RITUAL OFFERINGS, A TEMPLE BACKGROUND, AND SWANS IN WATER AT THE LOWER RIGHT. THE PIECE EXHIBITS EXTENSIVE SURFACE DEGRADATION AND LOSS, TYPICAL OF DEVOTIONAL BAZAAR PRINTS OF THE PERIOD.
Condition
Fair to poor, showing significant surface wear, peeling, foxing, and losses particularly around the edges and central areas.
