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Johnson 20,3
- Record Id:
- 041-003286748
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x00012f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 20,3
- Title:
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Krishna playing to two gopis
- Scope & Content:
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Krishna playing to two gopis.
Hyderabad, c.1770.
Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807.
Gouache with gold; mounted with pink-tinted border.
210 by 152 mm; page 294 by 205 mm.
Krishna sits on a mound of mauve rock beneath a tree, playing his flute to two gopis and three cows. One of the girls holds a gold lamp, the other a gold devotional vessel. The waters of the Jumna almost encircle them.
Note: Perhaps based on a ‘ragamala’ subject.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286745
041-003286748 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 20 : Total of 5 leaves separately mounted. The leaves are from different sources and are of different sizes. All except no. 5 concern girls…
Johnson 20,3 : Krishna playing to two gopis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0021]/040-003286745[0003]/041-003286748
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Deccani style
Deccani/Hyderabad style
South Indian style - Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1771
- Date Range:
- c 1770
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.20,3
- Finding Aids:
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 428
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Entertainers
Hindu imagery
Musicians
Occupations