Lot Essay
The women left their houses regardless of what they were doing to come and meet Krishna. They are amazed at his beauty and cannot resist the call of his flute.
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, BIKANER, DATED 1692
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An Illustration to a Rasikapriya: The Gopis leave their homes to meet Krishna
India, Rajasthan, Bikaner, dated 1692
With Krishna at left waiting as three women approach him, standing on a green ground against a pale yellow hill, a temple visible at top and a palace in the distance, with an orange sky of the setting sun and an inscription in a red band above, the verso with a collector's stamp and an inscription naming Ibrahim, son of Ruknuddin, as the artist
7¾ x 5 in. (19.6 x 12.7 cm.), painting
10¼ x 6½ in. (26 x 16.5 cm.), folio
India, Rajasthan, Bikaner, dated 1692
With Krishna at left waiting as three women approach him, standing on a green ground against a pale yellow hill, a temple visible at top and a palace in the distance, with an orange sky of the setting sun and an inscription in a red band above, the verso with a collector's stamp and an inscription naming Ibrahim, son of Ruknuddin, as the artist
7¾ x 5 in. (19.6 x 12.7 cm.), painting
10¼ x 6½ in. (26 x 16.5 cm.), folio
Provenance
Maharaja of Bikaner
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1960s
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1960s
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