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Krishna Mediating between the Pandavas and Kauravas, from an illustrated manuscript of the Razmnama (Mahabharata)

Indian
Mughal period, reign of Akbar
about 1600
Object Place: Northern India

Medium/Technique Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions Height x width: 40.5 × 28.5 cm (15 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number17.75
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsEnglish inscriptions written by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy identifying each figure in the painting. Four seals on the reverse.
Provenance1917, sold by Luzac & Co., London through Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 4, 1917)