About the Artwork
Story of Krishna and Radha
c. 1800
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Indian
Indian
Ink on paper
Sheet (verso): 11 13/16 inches × 14 inches (30 × 35.6 cm)
Paintings
Asian Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel
F68.196.B
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed in Gurmukhi script, Braj language, verse 13.18 of the "Rasikapriya": (trans. from Harsha V. Dehejia, "Rasikapriya: Ritikavya of Keshavdas in Ateliers of Love," DK Printworld, 2013) A sakhi speaks to the nayika: You have become arrogant because of your looks or is it because you consider yourself of noble birth. You consider yourself very skilled and you look down on others. You have become arrogant and seem to fly in the sky on a chariot of your pride. Your garments are also flying, do observe some decor[um]. Do not be obstinate for you ar a thoughtful person. O doe-eyed one! Speak gently to Krishna who has given you his mind as priced as a diamond.
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel
1968-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Indian, Story of Krishna and Radha, c. 1800, Ink on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel, F68.196.B.
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