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Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”

1770–75

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Medium
gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.179
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This musical mode is performed at early morning, suggested by the sunrise at the horizon.

Description

The mood of this scene is joyous, as the blue-skinned god Krishna sits with his beloved in a high covered balcony. Below, exuberant musicians blow horns and clap time. One man in front plays the cymbals next to the open-mouthed singer on a lute-like instrument. A guard sits relaxed and unworried, counting the beads of his rosary.
A vertically oriented gum tempera painting depicts Krishna, a blue-skinned man, and his light-skinned consort on a balcony. Below on our left, six musicians with various skin tones stand on a hill. In the lower right, two figures appear near a doorway. A crescent moon hangs in the pink and blue sky. Black script spans the top, all framed within a wide, silver-flecked tan border.

Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”

1770–75

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

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