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Krishna and Udho

Painting
ca. 1760 - ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series. Krishna briefs his envoy, Udho, to visit Nand and Yasoda.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna and Udho (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bhagavata Purana, Krishna dispatching the envoy Udho, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler style at Basohli, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description
From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series. Krishna briefs his envoy, Udho, to visit Nand and Yasoda.
Dimensions
  • With border height: 304mm
  • Width: 328mm
  • Height: 238mm
  • With border width: 396mm
Red border with narrow black margin and white rules. Numbered 1 (46)
Content description
Krishna briefs his envoy, Udho, to visit Nand and Yasoda.
Style
Production
Guler style at Basohli
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceBhagavata Purana
Bibliographic reference
Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 49, cat. no. 22 vi.
Collection
Accession number
IS.40-1960

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Record createdJuly 21, 2000
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