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THE GODDESS KALI TRAMPLES SHIVA
JAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800-20
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within floral
borders and red margins with a devanagari inscription in a
yellow cartouche above, the reverse plain
Painting 7 x 5Ωin. (17.9 x 13.9cm.);
folio 12¡ x 9æin. (31.3 x 24.9cm.)
£6,000-8,000 US$8,400-11,000
€7,000-9,200

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KRISHNA SLAYS BAKASURA
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA,
CIRCA 1820-40
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on
paper, within blue floral borders and pink
margins, laid down on card, the reverse plain
Painting 7Ω x 9Ωin. (19.1 x 24.1cm.);
folio 10º x 12¡in. (26.1 x 31.5cm.)
£5,000-7,000 US$7,000-9,800
€5,800-8,100
This painting depicts a well-known scene
from a Bhagavata Purana series where Krishna
battles with a demon sent by Kamsa. Kamsa
made several attempts on Krishna's life by
sending a number of demons, and among
them was Bakasura, the Heron Demon. While
the cowherds of Brindavan were leading their
cows to bathe in the Yamuna river, Bakasura
attacked, swallowing Krishna. However,
Krishna radiated so much heat that Bakasura
was forced to regurgitate him and set him
free. Krishna then seized the demon’s beak
and tore it apart, while the cowherds gazed on
in awe of Krishna’s other worldly strength.

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