Art, Symbol & Imagination
Shiva Drinking the World-Poison: Nanda Lal Bose
A seated Shiva lifts a small dark vessel to his mouth while his other hand rests across his folded legs. A halo outlines the head against a warm brown field, and curved ornament rises behind the shoulder. Nanda Lal Bose’s caption identifies Shiva drinking the world-poison. The cosmic action becomes a concentrated bodily gesture, with the small vessel joining face and raised hand.
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Nanda Lal Bose. "Shiva Drinking the World-Poison: Nanda Lal Bose" [editorial title]. In Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists, Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Original scan, 1914, George G. Harrap & Co.. Source scan leaf 381. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/hindu-colour-381
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- Shiva Drinking the World-Poison
- Hindu and Buddhist mythology
- Nanda Lal Bose
- Historical book illustration
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Artist credit follows the printed illustration list at active reader leaves 19–20.
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Myths of the Hindus and BuddhistsSister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy1914More from this book
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Nanda Lal Bose. Shiva Drinking the World-Poison: Nanda Lal Bose. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Scan leaf 381. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/hindu-colour-381