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A Bronze Figure of a Dancing Krishna
A Bronze Figure of a Dancing Krishna

SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

细节
A Bronze Figure of a Dancing Krishna
South India, Chola Dynasty, 13th Century
Well cast gracefully dancing on a round plinth with his right leg raised diagonally across from his left outstretched arm and holding a ball of butter, his face with large almond-shaped eyes surmounted by an elaborate topknot, the bronze with an attractive deep brown patina
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high

拍品专文

Krishna is here depicted dancing joyfully after successfully raiding his mother's larder and thus holding a prized ball of butter.
Compare another Chola example of a dancing Krishna, in the National Museum Singapore, in National Heritage Board (publ.), Alamkara, 5000 Years of Indian Art, 1994, cat. no. 9.