Kaljaman and Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Basohli (made)

Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, Krishna, depicted with four arms is purused by Kaljaman, the ally of the demon Jarasandha. Kaljaman's army waits to the right. From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series.

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Categories	Hinduism Religion Paintings Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Kaljaman and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper Opaque Watercolour Gold Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, Bhagavata Purana, Kaljaman pursues Krishna, opaque watercolour on paper, Guler style at Basohli, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description	Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, Krishna, depicted with four arms is purused by Kaljaman, the ally of the demon Jarasandha. Kaljaman's army waits to the right. From a 'fifth' Bhagavata Purana series.
Dimensions	With border height: 303mm Width: 380mm Height: 277mm With border width: 403mm Red border with narrow black margin. Numbered 175.
Content description	Krishna, depicted with four arms is pursued by Kaljaman, the ally of the demon Jarasandha. Kaljaman's army waits to the right.
Style	Guler
Production	Guler style at Basohli
Subjects depicted	Army Deity Krishna Kaljaman
Literary reference	Bhagavata 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. 50, cat. no. 22 viii.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.41-1960

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Record created	July 21, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41884/kaljaman-and-krishna-painting-unknown/

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