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Krishna ko Karuna Rasa
Keshava Das' "Rasikapriya": The Compassion of Krishna
Krishna ko Karuna Rasa
Indian, Rajput
1592–95
Object Place: Orccha, Central India
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 21.5 × 17 cm (8 7/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number60.173
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
InscriptionsOn obverse, in Devanagari, in upper margin: "Atha krshna ko karunam rasu. Vampe ki sikali bhali ke sasu...umarinupa ki simajari madhupam na bhai jon. Deva ki sivani ativanisispani(?) devashaj(?) kaisei(?) rani janiya gasushadai jo kam ki kal."
In lower margin: "Siva palasi kama avalasi kamala sa dihrdaren punyapi iyye(?). Kaun nen ki nipata kujati gvali asi radhika kuvari pahajorasuvivai jen."
Also, the number 134 and "Janti 2"
In lower margin: "Siva palasi kama avalasi kamala sa dihrdaren punyapi iyye(?). Kaun nen ki nipata kujati gvali asi radhika kuvari pahajorasuvivai jen."
Also, the number 134 and "Janti 2"
ProvenanceJohn Goelet, Cambridge, MA; 1960, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1960)