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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 48.5 x 29.3 cm (19 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.4 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
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Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.129.a
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This image is taken from popular dramas where Krishna, lover of the cowgirls (gopis), disguises himself as a boatman to ferry a demure Radha, his favorite gopi. It depicts devotion and the intensity of separated lovers.
A vertically oriented painting depicts three figures aboard a swan-shaped boat on blue water. On our left, Radha, with a medium skin tone, sits beneath an orange canopy wearing a green striped veil. In the center, a bald man with light skin stands on the yellow deck. On our right, Krishna, with dark blue skin and a peacock feather crown, holds a staff. Faint, sketchy patterns float against the pale tan background above.

Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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