Painting

Description

Painting, gouache on paper, depicting Krishna, Balarama and the cowherds setting out with the herds in the rains, from the Bhagavata Purana, with Sanskrit inscriptions on the reverse and front in the top red border: Asia, South Asia, India, Pahari, 1860 - 1870

Museum reference

A.1960.113

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Painting, Bhagavata Purana

Production information

Pahari, India, South Asia

Date

1860 - 1870

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Physical description

Gouache on paper, with a protective cover sheet, several Sanskrit inscriptions in different hands on the reverse in black ink and another Sanskrit inscription in white ink on the front in the top red border.

Associations

Depicted: Krishna
Depicted: Balarama
Previous owner: Smith, F.K., Mrs, 1960 (fl.)
Bhagavata Purana