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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION This illustration from the Krishnalila highlights
AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE Krishna’s divinity and his status as a supranormal
HARIVAMSA: KRISHNA AND HIS being within the epic stories. Here, as Krishna
and his companions are engaged in joyous revelry
COMPANIONS ARE JOINED BY THE on the banks of the Yamuna, even the Gods,
GODS AS THEY CELEBRATE ON THE seen seated in a row on the upper right, join
BANKS OF THE YAMUNA the celebration and are enchanted by Krishna’s
India, Kangra or Guler, circa 1820 music.
Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold $ 60,000-80,000
folio: 14¾ by 19 in. (37.4 by 48.2 cm.), unframed
image: 13¼ by 17⅜ in. (33.6 by 44.2 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, March 19, 2008, lot 214.
Private German Collection.
Acquired from the Royal Library of Mandi in 1969.
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