Image: 1895 CE Saraswati on hamsa सरस्वती हंस painting

Description: Sarasvati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts and learning. She is also found in Jainism. In Japan, she is called Benzaiten and is the goddess of knowledge, music and everything that flows over time.This artwork was produced between 1870 and 1880 CE, acquired in 1895 CE in a market in Calcutta, Bengal. It is now preserved at the British Library as item 2003,1022,0.43The British Library curator's summary states, "Sarasvati, the goddess of learning and knowledge, is seated on a lotus flower suspended over a river. Her foot rests on her mount, a swan, while she holds a stack of palm leaf manuscripts in her lap that represent the vedas. Her other hand holds a vina."Size of the original painting: 41 cm x 30.5 cmThis is a photograph of a 2D artwork produced before 1895 CE. The PD-Art guidelines of wikimedia commons applied. Any rights I have as a photographer, I herewith donate it to public domain through wikimedia commons.
Title: 1895 CE Saraswati on hamsa सरस्वती हंस painting
Credit: Own work
Author: Ms Sarah Welch
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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