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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 377

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PUR ANA SERIES: SUD AMA WATCHES KRISHNA AND
RUKMINI IN CONVERSATION, INDIA , KANGRA , CIRCA 1800
Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 USD

PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: SUDAMA WATCHES KRISHNA AND RUKMINI IN CONVERSATION
INDIA, KANGRA, CIRCA 1800

Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold

image: 11 ¼by 15 ¾ in. (28.6 by 40 cm)

folio: 13 ¼ by 17 ½in. (33.7 by 44.4 cm)

Provenance
New York Collection, acquired in 1968

Catalogue Note
Krishna and his wife Rukmini are seen in conversation at right, seated within an ornate pavilion. On the left, a humbly-clad figure
standing in an open doorway looks on at them.

The illustration depicts a well-known tale from the Bhagavata Purana which recounts the reunion of Krishna and his beloved
childhood playmate Sudama. Both were companions in Vrindavana in their youth. In time, Krishna established his kingdom in
Dwaraka, but Sudama remained a poor Brahmin. One day, during a period of dire need, Sudama, persuaded by his wife, made a

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