DepartmentAsia

Cat with Prawn

NameWatercolor Painting

CultureBengali

Dateca. 1950

Place madeINDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

MediumWatercolor on rice paper

DimensionsOverall: 28 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (71.5 x 47 x 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.649

Object numberA.1981.28.649

DescriptionThe "Cat with Prawn" is a favorite theme among Indian folk artists. This one is executed in what is known as the kalighat style, a peticularly Bengali style of painting named after the ghat (bathing area) at the base of the famous temple of the Goddess Kali in Calcutta.
"Handmade in India" written on back, but appears backwards due to the paper being translucent. Framed by Alexander Girard