INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING ‘THE BOY KRISHNA’ 19TH CT
INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING ‘THE BOY KRISHNA’ 19TH CT
Colours and some gold on paper
India, Pahari, early 19th cent.
Very good painting from the northern Pahari-school. In front of a park background is a large terrace with a circular green lawn and a black rug on it. A man in worshipping-pose is kneeling on it; before him is the Balakrishna (Krishna as a boy), adorned with jewelry chains and a bowl of rice in front. Other gold vessel are around him; furthermore, the swastika symbol and an open book. The exceedingly fine painted standing dame could be Krishna’s mother Yashoda. In the garden is a golden swing and on the terrace of a white pavilion in the background, three dames.
Dimensions: PICTURE 22,7 x 17 CM, PAGE 25,7 x 20 CM
Condition: Minor paint-chippings, faults due to age along the edges covered by the passe-partout, overall good condition
Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive