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Radha and Krishna

Painting
ca. 1860 - ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tehri Garhwal (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha lies on a bed with her head turned towards Krishna. Three lamp-shades are placed around the bed. Three ducks and a pair of pigeons are strutting around the pool. In the upper right-hand corner, a tiny chamber with a lady lying on a lonely bed. In the background, two girls are picking flowers.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Hinduism
Religion
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleRadha and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Paper
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Radha and Krishna on a bed, opaque watercolour on paper, Tehri Garhwal, ca. 1860-1870
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha lies on a bed with her head turned towards Krishna. Three lamp-shades are placed around the bed. Three ducks and a pair of pigeons are strutting around the pool. In the upper right-hand corner, a tiny chamber with a lady lying on a lonely bed. In the background, two girls are picking flowers.
Dimensions
  • Width: 154mm
  • Height: 198mm
  • With border height: 280mm
  • With border width: 218mm
Content description
Radha lies on a bed with her head turned towards Krishna. Three lamp-shades are placed around the bed. Three ducks and a pair of pigeons are strutting around the pool. In the upper right-hand corner, a tiny chamber with a lady lying on a lonely bed. In the background, two girls are picking flowers.
Styles
Tehri Garhwal
Pahari
Credit line
P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Bed
Lampshades
Pigeons
Deities
Girl
Woman
Radha
Krishna
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 122, cat. no. 39. Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting' Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1973, p.122.
  • Khanna, Balraj; Krishna: The Divine Lover, South Bank Centre, London 1997, ISBN 1 85332 166 4 cat. no. 101
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.38-1949

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2003
Record URL
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