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Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green background with a red border. A blue-skinned man sits on a gray platform with a pink cushion, wearing a large crown with a black and yellow headdress, earrings, a gold necklace, a black dhoti with gold circles, and a red garment around his lower body. He holds a gold object in his right hand. A man in a striped shirt, orange shoes, a black and red headdress, and yellow and black striped shorts stands to the left of the platform, leaning on a white horse with a yellow and orange saddle blanket and gold bridle. The horse's head is turned to the right. A blue and white strip runs across the top of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1700–1710
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Basohli, Jammu)
Dimensions
599 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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