A BOUND KALIGHAT ALBUM WITH THE DASAMAHAVIDYAS (TEN HINDU TANTRIC GODDESSES)
Kalighat School, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, ca. 1880 - 1920

Opaque pigments and ink on modern wove paper, comprising ten illustrations in Kalighat School style (Kalighat Patachitra) depicting the Hindu Tantric Goddesses Kali, Tara, Shodashi, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagala, Matangi, and Kamala, also known as Mahavidya ('Great Wisdom'), each one identified by her own attributes and special features, and accompanied by a black ink nominal inscription in English, in a faded red linen cloth-lined binding, each illustration 29.7cm x 19.5cm, 30.9cm x 21.5cm including the binding.