拍品 44
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Krishna and Satyabhama return the Wishing Tree to Indra's heaven, an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana
Krishna and Satyabhama return the Wishing Tree to Indra's heaven, an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana

GULER, CIRCA 1760-80

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Krishna and Satyabhama return the Wishing Tree to Indra's heaven, an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana
Guler, circa 1760-80
With Krishna and Satyabhama riding on Garuda approaching Indra on his elephant mount at the outskirts of his celestial palace, all encirled by voluminous clouds
Image: 10 x 14 in. (26.8 x 35.7 cm.); with border: 11 x 15 in. (29.2 x 39.6 cm.)

拍品專文

The subject of the painting is extremely rare and recounted in the Harivamsa. Krishna stole the Parijita tree (the 'Wishing Tree') from Indra's heaven to prove his love for his third and favorite queen. Flowers from the tree could avert suffering, hunger, thirst, and old age and its removal precipitated an epic duel between Krishna and Indra causing the mountains to fall to earth. This scene illustrates the final outcome of the story, whereby Krishna and Satyabhama, riding on Garuda, return the purloined tree to Indra, who is mounted on the elephant Airavata before his celestial palace.