Lot Essay
A scene from the Rukmini Haran. The scene occurs after Krishna has left the cowherd village, defeated Raja Kamsa and returned to being a prince of the Yadava clan.
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KANGRA, CIRCA 1820
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CELEBRATIONS AT THE BIRTH OF KRISHNA'S SON
Kangra, circa 1820
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Rukmini holding the infant Pradyumna in the zenana attended by ladies, with other ladies bearing gifts and musicians in the courtyard outside, Krishna with his father Vasudeva and men of the court, three of the figures titled in red, some flaking
15 5/8 x 19¾in. (39.6 x 50.5cm.)
Kangra, circa 1820
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Rukmini holding the infant Pradyumna in the zenana attended by ladies, with other ladies bearing gifts and musicians in the courtyard outside, Krishna with his father Vasudeva and men of the court, three of the figures titled in red, some flaking
15 5/8 x 19¾in. (39.6 x 50.5cm.)
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