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Vishnu Narayana on the divine serpent Shesha (Shri Sheshanarayana)
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Chromolithographic print on paper, India Mumbai Maharashtra
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mark Baron and Elise Boisanté 2012
Title: Vishnu Narayana on the divine serpent Shesha (Shri Sheshanarayana)
Description:
Chromolithographic print on paper, India Mumbai Maharashtra.
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