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INDIA, KANGRA, CIRCA 1800
Details
A painting of Krishna and Radha playing Holi
India, Kangra, circa 1800
Krishna wearing a gold crown and yellow dhoti aims his spraygun at Radha, who tries to dodge his playful attack while throwing a fistful of red powder at him, the gopis and cowherders also participating in the colorful revelry under a red canopy, sacks and vessels filled with colored powder and water on the floor
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
6 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (17.4 x 23.8 cm.). image
9¾ x 11 7/8 in. (24.7 x 30.1 cm.), folio
India, Kangra, circa 1800
Krishna wearing a gold crown and yellow dhoti aims his spraygun at Radha, who tries to dodge his playful attack while throwing a fistful of red powder at him, the gopis and cowherders also participating in the colorful revelry under a red canopy, sacks and vessels filled with colored powder and water on the floor
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
6 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (17.4 x 23.8 cm.). image
9¾ x 11 7/8 in. (24.7 x 30.1 cm.), folio
Literature
P. Pal, et al., Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art, 1997, p. 95, fig 42a
Exhibited
Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 12 June - 24 August 1997
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