The Goddess worshipped by the sage Chyavana from a Tantric Devi series

Basohli Court Pahari School This painting is unique in its depiction of Bhadrakali as a gentle goddess whose form, acording to the painted inscription on its reverse, "glows like a topaz." She holds discus, conch shell, lotus and mace, all associated with the god Vishnu, and not seen in other paintings from the series. It would seem that she manifested in this form to rishi Chyavana, a Vaishnava and physician of great repute, seen before her on his deer skin seat. 1.(Sotheby, London Sale Catalog, 23 April 1997) Inscriptions in right and left border with inner black rule, inscriptions in right and left border in takri naming the sage as Chyavana and the Goddess as Bhadrakali, numbered 57 in left border, reverse with two lines of Sanskrit text in devanagari. 1980 P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1980 [1] Hashem Khosrovani, Geneva [2] From 1997 Freer Gallery of Art, "Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures," Sotheby's, London, April 23, 1997, lot no. 8 [3] Notes: [1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record. [2] See note 1. [3] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Yoga: The Art of Transformation (October 19, 2013 to January 26, 2014) Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999) P. & D. Colnaghi Hashem Khosrovani Sotheby's (London)