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Not currently on display at the V&A

Woodcut

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The youthful Krishna is stealing a pot of curds being carried by a cow-herd girl (gopi) on her head.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Brief description
Sikh woodcut; Krishna stealing curds from a gopi, Lahore or Amritsar, ca.1870.
Physical description
The youthful Krishna is stealing a pot of curds being carried by a cow-herd girl (gopi) on her head.
Credit line
Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex
Object history
This group contains 196 prints, paintings, and pen and pencil drawings from Amritsar, Lahore, Bengal and Bombay. The collection is mainly composed of lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs.
Production
Popular Sikh
Collection
Accession number
IM.2:28-1917

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Record createdMarch 27, 2003
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