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Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”

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Cultural Context

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Date

Creation: 1770–75

About the Work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description
The mood of this scene is joyous, as the blue-skinned god Krishna sits with his beloved in a high covered balcony. Below, exuberant musicians blow horns and clap time. One man in front plays the cymbals next to the open-mouthed singer on a lute-like instrument. A guard sits relaxed and unworried, counting the beads of his rosary.

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Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”

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Worktype

Painting

Cultural Context

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Material

gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Page: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.)

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Date

Creation: 1770–75

Provenance

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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Inscription

12. bharu kau putra bukhārau ādha gaiṛī dīna caḍhā geve'; 12. [Ragaputra] Vukharo the son of [Raga] Bhairava [to be] sung at half moment past sunrise.

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