# Mercury (Budha), from a Mandi Astrology Series

- By: Sanju (Indian, active late 1700s–early 1800s)
- Date: c. 1810
- Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 27 x 22.1 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
- Credit line: Gift of Nancy and Wayne Hunnicutt
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.433)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/2020.433/2020.433_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This page is from a series of paintings featuring astrological subjects, including personifications of planets and signs of the zodiac. Historically in India, the auspicious conjunction of planets with certain calendar dates was important for determining when to schedule events or ceremonies. Mercury is depicted as a warrior riding a tiger through the sky.