Sudama and Krishna

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Garhwal (made)

Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Sudama put to bed. On the left, Krishna is lulled to sleep by female musicians, while Sudama is put to sleep after a kindly reception on the right. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Sudama and Krishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Water-Colour Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Krishna, girl musicians, Sudama, painted in opaque watercolour on paper, Garhwal, ca. 1775-1790
Physical description	Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Sudama put to bed. On the left, Krishna is lulled to sleep by female musicians, while Sudama is put to sleep after a kindly reception on the right. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.
Content description	Sudama put to bed. On the left, Krishna is lulled to sleep by female musicians, while Sudama is put to sleep after a kindly reception on the right. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.
Styles	Garhwal Pahari
Gallery label	(27/9/2013) SUDAMA PUT TO BED Painting from a Krishna-Sudama series Opaque watercolour and gold on paper Garhwal, Punjab Hills c. 1775-90 IS.547-1952 Having arrived at Krishna’s palace, Sudama is lulled to sleep by the god. Krishna is also seen conversing in a distant turret and reclining on a bed to the left, while a maidservant fans him and musicians play beneath. Later, on returning to his hovel, Sudama is astonished to find it has been replaced by a golden palace.
Object history	Purchased from the Eric Dickinson collection in 1952.
Subjects depicted	Palace Deity Musicians Women Sudama
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. 113, cat. no. 7 iii
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.547-1952

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432967/sudama-and-krishna-painting-unknown/

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