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Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy

(Indian, active late 1800s)
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Culture
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Medium
Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera
Measurements
Secondary Support: 30.1 x 48.6 cm (11 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.); Print only: 25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.107.b
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Print
A horizontally oriented woodcut print with hand coloring depicts a dark-skinned Krishna seated on the right tray of a large scale. A man balances him against assorted objects on the left. To the left, light and medium-skinned women occupy a two-story building, looking toward the center. On the right, an older man gestures toward the scale beneath a tree. A decorative border surrounds the scene.

Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy

(Indian, active late 1800s)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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