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Krishna flanked by two cows
BY ABU HAMID, INDIA, BIKANER, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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Krishna flanked by two cows
By Abu Hamid, India, Bikaner, late 18th century
The blue-skinned Krishna dancing on top of a lotus, wearing a pink dhoti, saffron shawl, pearl necklaces, and tiara with sarpech and holding two flower pots to the sides, flanked by two cows, on the banks of a lake with a dusky sky above, full gold sprinkled peach margin with black and white rules, outer silver border, the reverse with devanagri inscription and ownership stamps
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
5½ x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 8.6 cm.), painting
7¾ x 5¼ in. (19.7 x 13.4 cm.), folio
By Abu Hamid, India, Bikaner, late 18th century
The blue-skinned Krishna dancing on top of a lotus, wearing a pink dhoti, saffron shawl, pearl necklaces, and tiara with sarpech and holding two flower pots to the sides, flanked by two cows, on the banks of a lake with a dusky sky above, full gold sprinkled peach margin with black and white rules, outer silver border, the reverse with devanagri inscription and ownership stamps
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
5½ x 3 3/8 in. (14 x 8.6 cm.), painting
7¾ x 5¼ in. (19.7 x 13.4 cm.), folio
Provenance
Royal Collection of Bikaner (no. 370), before 21 August 1964
Engraved
The inscription on the reverse in devanagri reads
Kaam Abu Hamid ro hazoor nazar
(Presented by Artist Abu Hamid)
Kaam Abu Hamid ro hazoor nazar
(Presented by Artist Abu Hamid)
Brought to you by
Umah Jacob