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They were all collected about 25 years previously  by Rudyard Kipling's father, J. Lockwood Kipling, when he was Director of the Lahore School of Art. Most of the collection was bought in Amritsar and Lahore, though some sheets were bought in Calcutta and Bombay. \r\nMany of the works depict popular subjects of Sikhism or, as here, Hinduism. Vishnu is shown as the fish avatar, Matsya, slaying the raksha Hayagriva, who attempted to steal Brahma's vedas which remain lost in the sea. Garuda, the mount of Vishnu, flies above.","physicalDescription":"Brush drawing, in ink and colour wash on paper, depicting Vishnu as the fish avatar, Masya, slaying the<i> raksha</i> Hayagrua, in order to recover Brahma's <i>vedas</i> which the demon had stolen and put in the sea.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"AAT14109"},{"text":"wash","id":"AAT11051"},{"text":"paint","id":"AAT15029"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painted","id":"AAT54216"},{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Drawn in ink and colour wash on paper, using a brush","categories":[{"text":"Paintings","id":"THES48917"},{"text":"Hinduism","id":"THES48941"},{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"},{"text":"Religion","id":"THES48900"},{"text":"Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project","id":"THES263148"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2013GM5172","2006AJ6397"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES403791"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"drawing","id":"AAT33973"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Punjab Plain","id":"x35287"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"late 19th century","earliest":"1850-01-01","latest":"1900-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Part of an album, containing 196 prints, paintings and pen and pencil drawings together with 37 loose pages of paintings, calligraphic drawings, and outline pen drawings. The collection is mainly composed of native lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs of Upper India and Bengal. The album was collected by late J Lockwood Kipling between the years 1865 and 1893. In 1875 he became Principal of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore and held this post until his retirement in 1893. The album was presented to the Museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling in 1917.\r\n\r\nGiven by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.\r\n\r\nR.P. 1917-2627M, R.P. 1917-2705M","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Drawing, Vishnu as fish avatar, Masya, slaying Hayagrua, in ink and colour wash on paper, Punjab Plain, late 19th century","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"Vishnu as the fish avatar, Masya, slaying the<i> raksha</i> Hayagrua, in order to recover Brahma's <i>vedas</i> which the demon had stolen and put in the sea.","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Matsya","id":"N1659"},{"text":"Vishnu","id":"N746"},{"text":"Hayagriva","id":"N4150"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"deities","id":"x31373"},{"text":"demon","id":"x35488"},{"text":"fish","id":"x30068"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["IM.2:214-1917"],"accessionNumberNum":"2","accessionNumberPrefix":"IM","accessionYear":1917,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-24","recordCreationDate":"2002-11-18","availableToBook":true}}