The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 29, 2026

A horizontally oriented woodcut print with hand coloring depicts a dark-skinned Krishna seated on the right tray of a large scale. A man balances him against assorted objects on the left. To the left, light and medium-skinned women occupy a two-story building, looking toward the center. On the right, an older man gestures toward the scale beneath a tree. A decorative border surrounds the scene.

Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy

(Indian, active late 1800s)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera
Secondary Support: 30.1 x 48.6 cm (11 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.); Print only: 25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 in.)
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.107.b
Location: Not on view
  • ?-2003
    William E. Ward [1922-2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2003-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album|url=false|author=Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy|year=c. 1890|access-date=29 October 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.107.b