Fine Art Reproduction Print (Calcutta Art Studio Chromolithograph Set)
Artist / Date: Calcutta Art Studio, 185 Bowbazar Street | Circa 1880s | Bengal
Key Features
This magnificent and complete collection presents the Dasa Mahavidya-the ten great wisdom goddesses of the Tantric tradition-rendered in the celebrated chromolithographic style of the Calcutta Art Studio, the pioneering Bengal press whose refined devotional prints helped define popular Hindu iconography in the late 19th century. Presented as a set of five posters, with two goddesses upon each sheet, this rare collection brings together all ten aspects of the Divine Mother in one sacred and harmonious whole.
The Dasa Mahavidya represent the ten transcendent forms of the Divine Mother worshipped in the Shakta and Tantric traditions, each embodying a distinct facet of supreme wisdom, cosmic power, and the path to liberation. The collection unites the fierce and the serene, the terrible and the beautiful, revealing the Goddess in her infinite fullness-from the destroyer of time to the bestower of abundance.
The five sheets present the goddesses in their traditional pairings: Kali, the goddess of time and transcendence, with Tara, who ferries souls across the ocean of suffering; Shodashi (Tripura Sundari), the supreme beauty of the three worlds, with Chinnamasta, the self-decapitated goddess of ego-transcendence; Bhuvaneshvari, the mistress of the manifest cosmos, with Bagalamukhi, who stills and paralyses all evil; Bhairavi, the fierce fire of transformation, with Dhumavati, the smoky goddess of the void; and Matangi, the Tantric goddess of speech and wisdom, with Kamala, the lotus goddess of abundance and auspicious fortune.
Rendered with the rich jewel-toned palette, ornate detailing, and decorative borders characteristic of the Calcutta Art Studio-among the most important early Bengal devotional presses-this complete collection offers a rare and powerful vision of the ten great wisdom goddesses. Together the five prints form a sacred mandala of the Divine Mother in all her aspects, a treasured devotional set for the practitioner, collector, and lover of classical Indian sacred art.
Museum-Grade Poster Details
- Set: Complete collection of 5 posters (two Mahavidyas per sheet, all ten goddesses)
- Size: Available in 18 × 24 inches and 16 × 24 inches
- Paper: 350 GSM archival matte paper
- Print Quality: High-resolution reproduction preserving the rich chromolithographic palette, fine ornamental detailing, and decorative borders of the original Calcutta Art Studio prints
- Finish: Non-glare museum matte finish
- Ideal For: Shakta and Tantric practitioners, devotees of the Divine Mother, collectors of the Dasa Mahavidya, home altar and puja spaces, and admirers of Bengal chromolithographs
Why You’ll Love It
A rare and complete Calcutta Art Studio collection-all ten great wisdom goddesses of the Dasa Mahavidya across five sheets, uniting the Divine Mother in her infinite fullness.
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Bring home the complete Dasa Mahavidya, the sacred collection of all ten great wisdom goddesses as a set of five museum-grade prints. Available in 18 × 24 inches and 16 × 24 inches, with framed and unframed options, exclusively at The Soma Store.
