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Yasoda and Krishna

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 48.9 x 33.8 cm (19 1/4 x 13 5/16 in.); Painting only: 42 x 26 cm (16 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.159
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting on paper with torn edges depicts two figures. On our left stands Yasoda, a woman with a medium skin tone facing right, wearing a black and red striped garment with yellow borders and silver jewelry. On our right, Krishna, a boy with a dark skin tone, holds a vertical pole inside a large yellow pot. Cursive black script appears above them on the aged background.

Yasoda and Krishna

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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