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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.337
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Poet Paying Homage to Krishna, folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1820
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Punjab
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/165359

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 28.42 cm (8 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.337
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The painting depicts Krishna, the eight avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who is worshipped as a deity in his own right, enthroned on an enclosed, outdoor terrace. He holds in his hand a long white scroll. Kneeling in front of him is a poet with raised hands. An attendant dressed in an orange robe (jama) stands on the left.

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