DepartmentAsia
Tanjore Painting with image of Krishna
NamePainting
CultureHindu
DateLate 19th century
Place madeThanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, wood, paint
Dimensions22 7/8 × 19 × 3 1/16 in. (58.1 × 48.2 × 7.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.394
Object numberA.1981.4.394
DescriptionPainted over newspaper, varnished glued (gopi) on wood. Krishna as cowherd playing flute and sporting two dairy maids in red sari and holding garland. Male in white outlined in red, red pants. Stands crosslegged on "Chamba".Circa 1900, STAFF
c. 1958
Second half, 19th Century