Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Baghal (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil. The gopis are shown carrying brass pots on their heads. In the foreground black-grey water with grassy fringe. Olive brown background merging into blue sky.

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Categories	Paintings Religion Hinduism Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, Krishna and milkmaids, opaque watercolour on paper, Baghal (Arki), ca. 1760-1775
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil. The gopis are shown carrying brass pots on their heads. In the foreground black-grey water with grassy fringe. Olive brown background merging into blue sky.
Dimensions	Width: 210mm Height: 137mm Height of half imperial frame recommended as the framing requirement for this object height: 558mm Width of half imperial frame recommended framing requirement from paper conservation width: 381mm Border trimmed away; dimensions verified 27/07/2013 as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Content description	Krishna, in a deep yellow cloak with red lining, extracting 'toll' from a milkmaid (gopi) by catching hold of her veil.
Style	Pahari
Marks and inscriptions	verses (Inscription; decoration; Hindi; Nagari; reverse)
Credit line	Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted	Milkmaids Deity Krishna
Bibliographic reference	Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting' Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1973. 5p ISBN 0 85667 002 2
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.159-1955

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Record created	July 13, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41568/krishna-painting-unknown/

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