Lot 64
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KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING ACCOMPANIED BY ATTENDANTS
KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING ACCOMPANIED BY ATTENDANTS
KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING ACCOMPANIED BY ATTENDANTS
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KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING ACCOMPANIED BY ATTENDANTS

FAIZABAD OR AWADH, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, CIRCA 1780

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KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING ACCOMPANIED BY ATTENDANTS
FAIZABAD OR AWADH, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, CIRCA 1780
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within gold scrolling leaf borders on light blue ground and cream margins decorated with staggered rows of a repeated gold stylised floral motif, laid down on card, the reverse plain with later owner's inscriptions, overall good condition
Painting 9 ½ x 7 ¾in. (23.9 x 19.6cm.); folio 14 ¾ x 10 ¼in. (37.3 x 26.1cm.)

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Lot Essay

The image of the heavenly couple frolicking on a swing is a key motif from Hindu poetry during the festival of Julan Yatra. Held during the monsoon month of Shravana, idols of the pair are placed on swings by worshippers to mark the festival today. Very similar compositions of Krishna and Radha on a swing against a lush backdrop can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. IS.188-1952) and the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (inv. 68.8.101). A similar Mewari painting was sold Christie’s, South Kensington on 26 October 2007, lot 13.

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