MANAKU (attributed). The sage-physician Dhanvantari, folio from the "Sixth" Bhagavata Purana series, also known as the "small" Guler-Basohli series

Manaku (c. 1700-1760) (attributed)

The sage-physician Dhanvantari, folio from the "Sixth" Bhagavata Purana series, also known as the "small" Guler-Basohli series

Dressed in the fashion of a nobleman at the court of Shah Jahan, the divine sage Dhanvantari wears a white jama and a gold-bordered patka (sash) adorned with a large flower motif. His beard is white, his face wrinkled with age, and he wears a Vaishnava tilak mark on his forehead. He sits on a yellow carpet decorated with gray-green leaves and maroon flowers. A narrow strip of cloud-streaked sky borders the brilliant orange ground. He holds two objects that may be associated with medicine. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: Guler, Himachal Pradesh state, India. Date: ca. 1735-1740.

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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8969 x 5721 px | 146.8 MB

75.9 x 48.4 cm | 29.9 x 19.1 in (300 dpi)