MEWAR, CIRCA 1660

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KRISHNA AND RADHA IN SEPARATE PAVILIONS AND ANOTHER
Mewar, circa 1660
Illustration to the Rasika Priya of Kesava Das, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Krishna seated in a chamber, outside trees and an ascetic, above Radha with a maid, yellow margins between black rules, red leaf with title above, reverse with short inscription

KRISHNA PLAYING FLUTE FOR THE COW-HERDERS, Mewar, circa 1660
Gouache heightened with gold, portrayal cow-herders, both male and female, dressed in vibrant red oranges and yellows, cows below surrounded by dense forests, punctuated by small huts with seated Ascetics, trimmed to miniature, flaking and retouching to green, mounted
Folio 10 x 8in. (25.2 x 20.2cm.); miniature 9¼ x 7in. (23.5 x 17.6cm.) folio 7¾x 10¼in. (21 x 31cm.)

Provenance

Gift from Gopi Krishna Kanoria, Diwali, November 1952
Gift from Rai Krishna dasa, Benares, May 1942

Literature

W.G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London, 1973, Bilaspur no. 44, p. 188 (second painting)

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Lot Essay

The lines from the Rasika Priya at top translate
Page 2: Krishna's sufferings made apparent. He neither speaks to anyone nor hears nor would he however much one laughed. He neither eats nor drinks. Kesava says ... He suffers from the pangs of separation Why are you sitting here? Get up. Look at the clouds and do as I say. Something has happened to Kanha on account of separation from you.

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