The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
Worship of Dvaraka Nathji at Kankroli
c. 1880
Overall: 32.8 x 25.2 cm (12 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The four-armed sculpture on the altar is understood by followers of the Pushti Marg system as a living embodiment of Krishna, who generated another pair of arms when playing hide-and-seek with his favorite milkmaid, Radha. The sculpture is called Dvaraka Nathji, and his shrine is located in Kankroli, near Nathdwara in northwestern India. The golden cows adorn a textile backdrop (pichvai) behind the sculpture and reference Krishna’s youth in a cowherd village.- ?–2001William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2001–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.161