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The Approach of Krishna. Page from a Rasamanjari

c. 1660–70

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari kingdom of Basohli

Gum tempera, ink, silver, gold, and beetle wings on paper
Image: 17.5 x 26 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.); Overall: 23.4 x 32.4 cm (9 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1965.249
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1965
    (Dr. Stella Kramrisch [1896–1993], Philadelphia, PA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1965–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 52, no. 9 (November 1965): 124–157. Mentioned: no. 82, p. 154; Reproduced: no. 82, p. 148 www.jstor.org
    Dwivedi, Vinod P. “A Rasamanjari Painting from Basohli.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 56, no. 7 (September 1969): 262–268. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 262–263, fig. 1 www.jstor.org
    Spink, Walter M. Krishnamandala, a Devotional Theme in Indian Art. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, 1971. Reproduced: p. 77, fig. 86; Mentioned: p. 122.
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 307 archive.org
    Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 103
  • Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).
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