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Krishna Playing the Flute

mid-1900s

India, Bihar, Madhubani (or Mithila), 20th century

Medium
ink, color and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 27.9 x 44.1 cm (11 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2001.158
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented ink and color painting on paper depicts Krishna, a figure with a deep blue skin tone playing a flute while seated on the coiled, striped bodies of five serpents. From our left, five multicolored snake heads arch toward him. Red, pink, and yellow flowers on leafy stems fill background spaces between curved, striped bands. A wide pink border with a scalloped green inner edge frames the scene.

Krishna Playing the Flute

mid-1900s

India, Bihar, Madhubani (or Mithila), 20th century

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