Radha and Krishna
Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a series of fourteen paintings (oval shape with yellow margins and floral surrounds) based on the Rasika Priya(love poems of Radha and Krishna) of Keshav Das. Radha and Krishna are depicted seated in a palace, conversing with one another.
Object details
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| Title | Radha and Krishna (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, indignant mistress, from a Rasika Priyaseries, opaque watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1820-1825 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a series of fourteen paintings (oval shape with yellow margins and floral surrounds) based on the Rasika Priya(love poems of Radha and Krishna) of Keshav Das. Radha and Krishna are depicted seated in a palace, conversing with one another. |
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| Content description | Radha and Krishna are depicted seated in a palace, conversing with one another. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed on the reverse in nagari characters with Hindi verses from the 'Rasika Priya' of Keshav Das. Numbered on back in nagari: 89.) |
| Credit line | P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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
pp. 306-7, cat. no. 66 (xi) |
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| Accession number | IS.50-1949 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2003 |
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