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Lot 278

Five paintings relating to the cult of Sri Nath-Ji and the life of Krishna
Kotah, circa 1860-70
(5)

8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

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Five paintings relating to the cult of Sri Nath-Ji and the life of Krishna
Kotah, circa 1860-70

gouache and gold on paper, each with nagari inscription at top identifying either locations or giving proper names, framed
300 x 220 mm. and slightly smaller(5)

Footnotes

The scenes depicted are as follows:

Radha and Krishna in a swing, symbolising their union, accompanied by female attendants.
Radha and Krishna playing hide and seek with the gopas.
Sri Nath-Ji in a temple pavilion with a male and female attendant.
Radha and Krishna making offerings at a shrine on the upper level of a temple pavilion; on the lower level, seated in alcoves, Vittalnathji and Vallabhacharya, founding mystics of the cult.
Radha and Krishna seated in a pavilion with a female attendant holding a mirror.

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