Sudama
Painting
ca. 1775 - ca. 1790 (made)
ca. 1775 - ca. 1790 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sudama (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Sudama's palace, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Punjab Hills (Pahari), ca. 1775-1790 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana. |
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| Content description | Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Eric Dickinson collection in 1952. |
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| 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. 114, cat. no. 7 iv |
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| Accession number | IS.548-1952 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2003 |
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