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King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvation, from the “Fifth Basohli Bhagavata Purana”

c. 1760–70

attributed to Fattu

(Indian)
Culture
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 30.3 x 40.7 cm (11 15/16 x 16 in.); Image: 27.1 x 37.5 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.83
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Location
On view at The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH, Feb 6, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026
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The painting was turned horizontally, suggested by the upside down inscription on the verso

Description

According to Hindu mythology, Muchukunda, the man dressed in saffron, fell asleep in a cave and slept for thousands of years. When he finally woke up, Krishna appeared and advised him to perform penance to cleanse the accumulated sins and attain liberation. He went to Mount Gandhamadana, on India’s east coast, to practice atonement.
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts King Muchukunda, an older man with a light skin tone and white beard, and Krishna, a man with blue skin, walking toward a craggy gray mountain. Muchukunda wears a golden crown and orange patterned garment, grasping a staff. Krishna follows in a crown and pink patterned garment. A pale blue sky hangs over the grassy ground and sparse trees, all framed by a red border.

King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvation, from the “Fifth Basohli Bhagavata Purana”

c. 1760–70

Fattu

(Indian)
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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