1971.134: The Bath of Krishna and Balarama

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1971.134

Title

The Bath of Krishna and Balarama

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

c. 1820

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216283

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Dimensions

sight: 27.4 x 20.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith

Accession Year

1971

Object Number

1971.134

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 104/figure 73
• Khoo Joo Ee, Kendi: Pouring Vessels in the University of Malaya Collection, Oxford University Press (NY) (New York, NY, 1991), fig. 14, pg. 22, b/w

Exhibition History

• Ambassador's Choice: The Galbraith Collection of Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1986 - 04/06/1986
• Rasika, the Discerning Connoisseur: Indian Paintings from the John Kenneth Galbraith Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/1998 - 04/05/1998
• 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/17/2023 - 10/18/2023

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