Description
A gigantic, thousand-petaled lotus flower provides an intimate setting for the lovers. They sit on the seed pod of another full-blown lotus flower, which indicates their transcendent nature by elevating them from the mire of the earth.
Shown with full face forward in all white, the four-armed male deity has the all-seeing third eye in his brow and holds only a manuscript. The red goddess on his lap grasps a lotus flower in one hand, which communicates her benign and peaceful nature. At the bottom are offerings of flowers, incense, oil lamps, and jeweled cups of pure water or liquor.
Shown with full face forward in all white, the four-armed male deity has the all-seeing third eye in his brow and holds only a manuscript. The red goddess on his lap grasps a lotus flower in one hand, which communicates her benign and peaceful nature. At the bottom are offerings of flowers, incense, oil lamps, and jeweled cups of pure water or liquor.
Provenance
Mrs. A. Dean Perry [Helen Wade Greene Perry, 1911–1996], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1997–)
Accession Number
1997.118
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 13.3 x 9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry