THREE POPULAR STEAM PRESS PRINTS WITH HINDU DEITIES
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Pune, Maharashtra, India, ca. 1880 - 1900

Chromolithographs on paper, comprising two steam-pressed illustrations of Chitrashala Steam Press Pune (active 1878 - 1900) featuring Rama and Sita enthroned and surrounded by their loyal supporters (Sri Ram Pancha Yatan), 50cm x 37cm; and Durga Mahishasuramardini, identified here as Ashtabhuja Devi, 50.1cm x 38cm; and the last one with the fourth avatara of Vishnu, Narasimha, slaying Hiranyakashipu, 50.5cm x 38cm.