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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.92
Title
Krishna and Radha Enthroned with Five Maidservants
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1750
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216216

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Kishangarh Style
Dimensions
15.24 x 10.48 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. in honor of Benjamin Rowland
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.92
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Enthroned among lush, dense trees bearing fruits and flowers is Krishna, the eighth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and his consort, Radha. Both wear elaborately-decorated dress and jewelry. Both sit with their right legs bent. Krishna wears a long flower garland and an extravagant gold crown topped with a large ornament that resembles fanned out peacock feathers. His left arm is around Radha’s shoulder as he gazes at her. She looks downward, with her right hand holding the bottom edge of her headscarf while her left holds a blossom. Five maidservants flank their gold throne, three on the left and two on the right. The two maidservants closest to Krishna and Radha hold large fans. In front of the throne are parrots and a small, crane-like bird. Rajput Style.


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