The painting depicts Tara Devi, who is described as a tantric deity popular in India, China, Tibet, and Mongolia, with the word 'Tara' meaning "one who ferries across the ocean of suffering". Some interpretations also link the figure to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning, often depicted playing the veena.
Details:
The painting shows a woman, identified as Tara Devi or Saraswati, playing a string instrument (veena) in a boat, with another woman listening.
Medium:
This is an oleograph print from the 1890s, produced by the Ravi Varma Lithographic Press based at ghatcopper, Bombay
