Shiva-Gauri 1878-1883 West Bengal, Calcutta Depictions of Shiva and Parvati-Gauri in their Himalayan abode on Mt. Kailash has been a favorite subject since the early medieval period, as relief sculptures from Kashmir and Nepal attest. Here the artists of the Calcutta Art Studio have re-envisaged this traditional subject, creating a hybrid interpretation that owes as much to late Victorian imagery as it does to Indian conventions. The incident depicted is elaborated in the note sheet that accompanied this print: Gauri asked Shiva to explain the secret of the Yoga-shastra to her, but as this is not intended for human ears, they found an isolated spot and placed Nandin to stand guard. Eventually Gauri fell asleep while Shiva went on talking, but Shiva was so absorbed in his exposition that he continued without noticing. When Gauri woke up she asked what she had missed. Shiva was surprised. Someone has been saying Ay” to him at the end of every point. Looking about they discovered a bird

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Shiva-Gauri 1878-1883 West Bengal, Calcutta Depictions of Shiva and Parvati-Gauri in their Himalayan abode on Mt. Kailash has been a favorite subject since the early medieval period, as relief sculptures from Kashmir and Nepal attest. Here the artists of the Calcutta Art Studio have re-envisaged this traditional subject, creating a hybrid interpretation that owes as much to late Victorian imagery as it does to Indian conventions. The incident depicted is elaborated in the note sheet that accompanied this print: Gauri asked Shiva to explain the secret of the Yoga-shastra to her, but as this is not intended for human ears, they found an isolated spot and placed Nandin to stand guard. Eventually Gauri fell asleep while Shiva went on talking, but Shiva was so absorbed in his exposition that he continued without noticing. When Gauri woke up she asked what she had missed. Shiva was surprised. Someone has been saying Ay” to him at the end of every point. Looking about they discovered a bird

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