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TWO FOLIOS FROM A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: THE RASA MANDALA, THE BIRTH OF KRISHNA
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- TWO FOLIOS FROM A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: THE RASA MANDALA, THE BIRTH OF KRISHNA
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 6 1/8 by 9 1/8 in. (15.6 by 23.2 cm)
- folio: 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 in. (18.4 by 26 cm) and slightly smaller, [2], unframed, 1 illustrated
Catalogue Note
The dance of the Rasalila (the sacred dance) within concentric circles of red and yellow, Krishna dances holding hands with all the gopis. At the center, each gopi imagines herself dancing with Krishna alone. Around them Brahma, Shiva, the rishis and celestial musicians play and dance.
The Birth of Krishna celebrated by musicians and dancers within abstracted compartmentsౠ of red, blue, yellow a🌊nd white.