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TANJORE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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AN ICON OF THE CHILD KRISHNA
TANJORE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments, gold leaf and sukka (limestone paste) on cloth stretched over wood, the light-skinned god seated on a low backless throne-chair, holding a flask in one hand, surrounded with attendants, one with a parrot perched on her hand, the other with a peacock, devotees worshipping at a shrine at his feet, framed
19 ¼ x 23 ¼in. ( 49 x 59cm.)
TANJORE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments, gold leaf and sukka (limestone paste) on cloth stretched over wood, the light-skinned god seated on a low backless throne-chair, holding a flask in one hand, surrounded with attendants, one with a parrot perched on her hand, the other with a peacock, devotees worshipping at a shrine at his feet, framed
19 ¼ x 23 ¼in. ( 49 x 59cm.)