Cat and lobster – (Manik Lal Das) ◄ קוֹדֵם הַבָּא ►

Artist: Manik Lal Das

תַאֲרִיך: 2000

מוּזֵיאוֹן: Museum of Art - Photography (Bangalore, India)

טֶכנִיקָה: Watercolour

This is a contemporary patua watercolour of a cat holding a lobster in its mouth. The cat has Vaishnava caste marks on its forehead. Images like these which were popular among the general population of 19th century Kolkata acted as a warning to be wary of fraud brahmins who trap innocent people just as a sly cat traps the helpless lobster.