RADHA AND KRISHNA REUNITING Kangra, Pahari Hills, North India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana series depicting Radha and the blue-skinned Krishna tenderly embracing at the gate of a palatial pavilion embellished with lotus pillars, a red awning and several rows of polylobed arches, the reunion cherished by several women, possibly gopis (cowherd girls), standing in the garden, each dressed in a different colour, presenting a caged parrot and gajrah (a floral garland) to the couple, in the background beyond a brick wall several elements of Indian palatial architecture, the scene set within a dark blue frame with white flowers and gold leaves followed by a thick red-speckled pink border, 31cm x 24.5cm. For a similar example, please see Sotheby's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 116.
RADHA AND KRISHNA REUNITING Kangra, Pahari Hills, North India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana series depicting Radha and the blue-skinned Krishna tenderly embracing at the gate of a palatial pavilion embellished with lotus pillars, a red awning and several rows of polylobed arches, the reunion cherished by several women, possibly gopis (cowherd girls), standing in the garden, each dressed in a different colour, presenting a caged parrot and gajrah (a floral garland) to the couple, in the background beyond a brick wall several elements of Indian palatial architecture, the scene set within a dark blue frame with white flowers and gold leaves followed by a thick red-speckled pink border, 31cm x 24.5cm. For a similar example, please see Sotheby's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 116.
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