Lot Essay
See catalogue note for lot 242.
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PROPERTY OF A WEST COAST COLLECTOR
A Cosmological Diagram of Krishna
18TH CENTURY
Details
A Cosmological Diagram of Krishna
18th Century
The seven-headed six-armed Krishna standing in a landscape populated with further images of Krishna dancing with the gopis at center, Brahma and Shiva seated above flanked by six attendants in a multi-tiered pavillion atop his head, all within a multi-colored border, surmounted by two elliptical enclosures encircling a central image of Srinathji dancing and a palace scene, flanked by animal-headed attendants, details richly highlighted in gold and inscribed overall
60 x 38 in. (152.4 x 96.5 cm.)
18th Century
The seven-headed six-armed Krishna standing in a landscape populated with further images of Krishna dancing with the gopis at center, Brahma and Shiva seated above flanked by six attendants in a multi-tiered pavillion atop his head, all within a multi-colored border, surmounted by two elliptical enclosures encircling a central image of Srinathji dancing and a palace scene, flanked by animal-headed attendants, details richly highlighted in gold and inscribed overall
60 x 38 in. (152.4 x 96.5 cm.)
Provenance
Private European Collection