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AN ILLUSTRATION FROM THE BHAGAVATA PURANA: Lord Krishna, together with his brother Balarama and retinue,
KRISHNA RESCUES ANIRUDDHA FROM BANASURA attacks the palace of Banasura at Agnigarh to rescue his captive
NEPAL, CIRCA 1775 grandson Aniruddha, depicted at center constricted by a large
Opaque watercolor on paper snake. Blue-skinned Aniruddha has fallen deeply in love with Usha,
Image 13º x 20¿ in. (33.8 x 51 cm.)
the beautiful daughter of the multi-headed Banasura, who has
folio 15 x 21æ in. (38 x 55.2 cm.)
forbidden the marriage of the young lovers.
$8,000-12,000
Another folio likely from the same set, depicting an earlier scene
of the same battle between Banasura and Krishna, was sold at
Christie’s New York, 20 March 2012, lot 198.
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