Hindu god Vishnu as the avatar Krishna, ninth incarnation. He plays music on a flute that charms animals including bull, cobra, lion, etc. Neuvieme incarnation de Vichenou sous le nom de Quichena. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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