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Radha and Krishna

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

Brush drawing, ink on paper, an oval sketch, depicting Radha and Krishna playing ball on a terrace. Possibly an illustration to the Satsai of Bihari.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRadha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with brush in ink on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, Radha and Krishna playing ball on terrace, ink on paper, Kangra, ca. 1790
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink on paper, an oval sketch, depicting Radha and Krishna playing ball on a terrace. Possibly an illustration to the Satsai of Bihari.
Dimensions
  • Height: 178mm (maximum)
  • Width: 126mm (maximum)
  • Paper mount onto which object attached height: 330mm (approx.)
  • Paper mount onto which object attached width: 210mm (approx.)
object oval in shape; 05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Radha and Krishna playing ball on a terrace.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For a finished study of the same picture, see Mehta, ibid., Pl. 26, p. 59.
Collection
Accession number
IS.135-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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