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Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 49.9 x 29.8 cm (19 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Recto Image: 45.5 x 28.2 cm (17 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.100
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A gum tempera and graphite painting depicts two vertically oriented scenes. On our left, Hari-Hara sits cross-legged with four arms, their body split vertically between a light skin tone and dark blue. They hold a red instrument and wear a peacock crown. On our right, Vasudeva, a light-skinned man, stands holding the blue infant Krishna. A blue cobra and tan jackal look on before faint graphite backgrounds.

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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