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INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING V rude Krishna ! JAIPUR 19C
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An ebay listing from www. indian miniature paintings GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED Indian miniature painting School of Jaipur From a Bhagavata Purana: Krishna steals the gopis' clothes Gouache and gold on wasli* circa 1880 21.21 x 14.2cm ( approx 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 ") This painting in gouache with gold highlights is an illustration from a Bhagavata Purana episode painted at the Jaipur school of Rajasthan. It is a miniature typical of that school during the second part of the19th century. It shows Krishna sitting in the branches of a tree with four gopis (cowherd girls) in a water tank below him , naked and with hands clasped together beseeching Krishna to return their clothes which he stole to tease them in rude fun. The tank, like a modern swimming pool, replaces the BP story's original River Yamuna, though as in illustrations which show the Yamuna, the tank here is like a lotus pond with flowers in bud. The quality of painting is high for this period when most in the Jaipur style were done so quickly they appear carelessly slapdash. The tree's foliage shows this uncommon attention to detail well, as does the figure of Krishna. His and also the gopis' clothes have been painted with gold leaf at the hems and seams catching the light very easily as can be seen in some images. Warning to those easily offended: the gopis' nakedness is painted more explicitly than usual! * Sheets of thin handmade paper were pasted together to form the medium for miniatures to be painted on, called wasli , these layers becoming eventually like stiff card. CONDITION: This painting came from a collection which were trimmed and pasted into a Victorian scrap album by its English owners of the time. Consequently it no longer has borders and the album page paper now backs it. In other respects it is in good condition though with some flaking and surface wear, and some underpainting showing, also as is usual with Jaipur paintings of the period the gold leaf was applied thickly and over time has developed some cracks and flaking but mostly remaining intact and shining brightly as it catches light. It is of reasonable size and would look splendid in a frame - since this is a no reserve auction with the lowest possible starting price of one British penny it offers an opportunity for collectors with a modest budget or "completists" wanting this particular scene to add an attractive example of the Jaipur school and/or a popular illustration of Krishna's exploits (when he was Govardhan the cowherder) to their collection. All paintings are posted/shipped at or less than cost price! You can see other Indian miniatures, gathered over fourteen years and with many now featured in my website's online sale exhibition - for a link to these galleries www. indian miniature paintingsestablished July 2004 
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