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Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana

Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana

c. 1720
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Overall: 25.4 x 21.5 cm (10 x 8 7/16 in.)
Gift of John D. Proctor 1990.40
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The sage Narada in the upper right corner plays a stringed instrument called a vina.

Description

The evil king Kamsa organized a fire sacrifice in order to bring about the death of his brother-in-law, Vasudeva, father of the Hindu god incarnated as Krishna. The four-armed god of creation, Brahma, attends at the upper left with the sage, or holy man, Narada at the upper right.

Scholars have linked the copious floral motifs throughout this dispersed series with textile patterns. This series was created in a port city, the center of flourishing international textile trade.
  • by 1975
    George Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland Heights, OH
    ?–1990
    John D. Proctor, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1990–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Czuma, Stanislaw J. Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection: Catalog. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975. Reproduced and mentioned: cat. no. 58.
  • Nature Supernatural (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 22, 2023-March 3, 2024).
    Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).
    Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003).
    Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-February 16, 1975).
  • {{cite web|title=Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana|url=false|author=|year=c. 1720|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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