Painting

Description

Painting, gouache on paper, depicting Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna, from the Bhagavata Purana, with an inscription on the reverse: Asia, South Asia, India, Pahari, Kangra, c. 1830 - 1840

Museum reference

A.1960.109

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Painting, Bhagavata Purana

Production information

Kangra, Pahari, India, South Asia

Date

c. 1830 - 1840

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Physical description

Gouache on paper, with a protective cover sheet with the number '68' and 'P.74' handwritten on it, and red border. On the reverse of the painting there is a Sanskrit inscription in black ink.

Associations

Depicted: Krishna
Previous owner: Smith, F.K., Mrs, 1960 (fl.)
Depicted: Jumna River, India, South Asia
Bhagavata Purana

References

Krishna the divine lover, Lausanne, 1982, pp. 49 - 50, fig. 47 for a miniature with related theme