Two Priests Before a Shrine of Shrinathji

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.6
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Two Priests Before a Shrine of Shrinathji
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1840
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217509

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions: 12 x 18.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.202.6
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Two seated priests perform religious rites before a large shrine of Shrinathji, a form of the Hindu god Krishna. Between them is a pedestal with a small idol, either of Shrinathji or Krishna as a child. The priest on the left holds out a bowl, while the one on the right pours liquid onto the idol from a conch shell. Both priests wear long robes, bear facial hair and an earring, and have their long hair tied. On the left is a turbaned figure blowing a conch shell. Rajput Style.

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