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Tanjore Painting with image of Krishna
Tanjore Painting with image of Krishna
Tanjore Painting with image of Krishna
DepartmentAsia

Tanjore Painting with image of Krishna

NamePainting
CultureHindu
DateLate 19th century
Place madeThanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, wood, paint
Dimensions22 7/8 × 19 × 3 1/16 in. (58.1 × 48.2 × 7.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.394
Object numberA.1981.4.394
Collections
DescriptionPainted over newspaper, varnished glued (gopi) on wood. Krishna as cowherd playing flute and sporting two dairy maids in red sari and holding garland. Male in white outlined in red, red pants. Stands crosslegged on "Chamba".
Image Not Available for SCROLL
SCROLL
Circa 1900, STAFF
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Radha and Krishna
Artist Not Recorded
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PUPPET, SHADOW
PUPPET, SHADOW
Artist Not Recorded
ca 1910
Pot lid with image of Krishna and Radha, the focus of Krishna’s affection
Pot lid with image of Krishna and Radha, the focus of Krishna’s affection
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Rama and Sita
Rama and Sita
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Krishna & a cow
Krishna & a cow
c. 1958
Image Not Available for Snake Goddess (Manasa)
Snake Goddess (Manasa)
Ajit Chitrakar
March 1994, STAFF
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Thai Buddhist amulet with Phra Pairee Pinnat Buddha image in bhumisparsha mudra (touching the earth posture)
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
2013
Figure, man holding newspaper
Figure, man holding newspaper
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1958
Balarama, Subhadra, and Jagannath (Krishna)
Balarama, Subhadra, and Jagannath (Krishna)
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Krishna
Krishna
Second half, 19th Century
Musicians
Musicians
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
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