Identification title(s): temple elephant in madurai. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1950-160 edition: 51/100. Catalog reference: van wisselingh 271. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a figure mounted on an elephant descends a staircase at the entrance to a temple in madurai in british india. In the foreground some seated and standing figures. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: marius bauer (signed by hand). Dating: 1926. Physical features: etching and plate tone. Material: paper technique: etching / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 139 mm × w 117 mmexplanationthe current title was assigned by the museum due to a lack of information about an original title. Subject: what: temple, shrine ~ hinduism, buddhism, jainismtrunked animals: elephant. Where: madurai. Credit line: bequest of mr. And mrs. Drucker-fraser, montreux. Acquisition: bequest 1950. Date: 1926.
Loading...
