Krishna and Balarama

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kolkata (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details, Krishna and Balarama standing together under a tree. Krishna is holding a flute in his hands and Balarama carries a horn. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.

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Categories	Hinduism Drawings Paintings Myths & Legends Religion Folk Art Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Krishna and Balarama (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details Paint Opaque Watercolour Paper Tin Painted
Brief description	Painting, Krishna and Balarama, opaque watercolour on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1830
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, with tin alloy details, Krishna and Balarama standing together under a tree. Krishna is holding a flute in his hands and Balarama carries a horn. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.
Dimensions	Height: 427mm (maximum) Width: 270mm (maximum) 31/07/13 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	Krishna and Balarama standing together under a tree. Krishna is holding a flute in his hands and Balarama carries a horn. Personal adornments of necklaces, hair and ear ornaments are painted in tin alloy.
Style	Kalighat
Production	The dating follows W.G Archer's 1971 catalogue of the V&A's collection of Kalighat paintings. Calcutta is referred to in the 21st century as Kolkata.
Subjects depicted	Deities Flute Jewellery Krishna Balarama
Bibliographic reference	Archer, W.G., Kalighat Paintings, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1971, P44, 45
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.193-1950

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432773/krishna-and-balarama-painting-unknown/

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