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Krishna with the gopis
Rajesthan, possibly Bikaner, circa 1760
gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, under a dark and rainy sky, on a terrace beside a tree by a lake full of birds and water-lilies with white buildings behind, the blue-skinned Krishna dances holding a lotus flower as four women dressed in gold and bright colours play various musical instruments, a small fountain plays among poppies in the foreground, (negligible wear), gold margin between black rules, on pink leaf, mounted, framed and glazed
miniature 8 x 5in. (20.4 x 12.7cm.)
Rajesthan, possibly Bikaner, circa 1760
gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, under a dark and rainy sky, on a terrace beside a tree by a lake full of birds and water-lilies with white buildings behind, the blue-skinned Krishna dances holding a lotus flower as four women dressed in gold and bright colours play various musical instruments, a small fountain plays among poppies in the foreground, (negligible wear), gold margin between black rules, on pink leaf, mounted, framed and glazed
miniature 8 x 5in. (20.4 x 12.7cm.)