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Krishna

Drawing
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, ink on paper, Krishna listening to a vina player with seated ladies, in an enclosure. Servants and horses watch.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with brush in ink on paper, with white highlights in watercolour or kaolinite (Chinese white)
Brief description
Brush drawing, Krishna listening to musicians, ink on paper, Guler, ca. 1790
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink on paper, Krishna listening to a vina player with seated ladies, in an enclosure. Servants and horses watch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 296mm (maximum)
  • Width: 416mm (maximum)
26/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Krishna listening to a vina player with seated ladies, in an enclosure. Servants and horses watch.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.209-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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