Untitled

Unknown

ca. 1610 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Asian Art

Krishna sits high in a tree with the clothing he has playfully stolen from the bathing gopis (cow maids). They look on with love, praying for union with the god in a passionate expression of bhakti (devotional worship). The artist has employed a limited Rajput color scheme in conjunction with elements of Mughal derivation, such as the foliage and naturalistic treatment of the water.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1610

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Culture

India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2001