Lot 43
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: SUDAMA PUT TO BED
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: SUDAMA PUT TO BED
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: SUDAMA PUT TO BED

GARHWAL, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-50

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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: SUDAMA PUT TO BED
GARHWAL, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-50
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within black rules, laid down on speckled pink margins, the reverse plain with later owners' inscriptions, with flyleaf with numbered royal Mandi collection stamp
Painting 8 x 11in. (20.2 x 28cm.); folio 10 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (27 x 34.5cm.)
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Royal Mandi collection
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Lot Essay

This scene depicts the favourable reception that Krishna’s childhood friend Sudama received upon his arrival at Krishna’s palace. In the distant pavilion in the centre of the painting, Krishna is depicted conversing with Sudama, to the right, Krishna gently puts Sudama to sleep, and to the left Krishna himself is lulled to sleep by the musicians beneath. Following their meeting, Sudama is shocked to return home to find that his humble cottage has been replaced by a golden palace. An almost identical scene is in the Victoria and Albert museum, (inv.no.IS.547-1952), see W.G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London, 1973, p. 80, no. 7 (iii).

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