Krishna
Print
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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A woodblock print in black ink on cream paper with a narrow black border. Nine milkmaids stand unclothed knee deep in a lake or stream, while Krishna sits high above them in a central tree. The milkmaids robes are hanging in the upper branches of the tree out of their reach. Krishna is depicted playing his flute while the girls attempt to reach their clothes. To the left and right of the central tree are two smaller trees with four symmetrical scrolling branches and a lotus shaped flower head on top of each.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Krishna (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | woodcut print on paper |
| Brief description | Print, Krishna hiding nine milkmaids' clothes in a tree while the milkmaids stand below. Bengal, 19th century |
| Physical description | A woodblock print in black ink on cream paper with a narrow black border. Nine milkmaids stand unclothed knee deep in a lake or stream, while Krishna sits high above them in a central tree. The milkmaids robes are hanging in the upper branches of the tree out of their reach. Krishna is depicted playing his flute while the girls attempt to reach their clothes. To the left and right of the central tree are two smaller trees with four symmetrical scrolling branches and a lotus shaped flower head on top of each. |
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| Content description | Nine milkmaids stand unclothed knee deep in a lake or stream, while Krishna sits high above them in a central tree. The milkmaids robes are hanging in the upper branches of the tree out of their reach. Krishna is depicted playing his flute while the girls attempt to reach their clothes. To the left and right of the central tree are two smaller trees with four symmetrical scrolling branches and a lotus shaped flower head on top of each. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 1: 'Sri Krishner Bastraharan"
2: "Sri Lakshmi - Narayan das"
3: "Sri Biswambhar Karmakar"
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| Credit line | Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex |
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| Accession number | IM.2:6-1917 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2008 |
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