YASHODA AND THE BUTTER THIEVES
YASHODA AND THE BUTTER THIEVES
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YASHODA AND THE BUTTER THIEVES

KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820

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YASHODA AND THE BUTTER THIEVES
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within plain blue rules and speckled pink margins, the reverse plain with later owners' inscriptions
Painting 6 7/8 x 4 7/8in. (17.5 x 12.3cm.); folio 10 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (25.5 x 19.9cm.)

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Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam
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This charming painting displays a variant on the story of Krishna’s childish pranks with his brother Balarama. One of Krishna’s known pranks was to have Balarama distract his foster-mother Yashoda allowing him to steal butter from the pot she was churning. In our painting, the roles are reversed and the statuesque Yashoda is rather distracted by Nanda presenting Krishna towards her. While she gazes adoringly at Krishna, her hand gently caressing his chin, Balarama, seemingly encouraged by another young boy, mischievously seizes the opportunity to dip his hand in the pot of butter.

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