id: 152014
accession number: 1984.65
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The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580), 1705–10. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 33.6 x 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.); overall: 37 x 25.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 1984.65
title: The Birth of Krishna, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)
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creation date: 1705–10
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1710
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creditline: Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
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culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Painting
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measurements: Image: 33.6 x 22.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.); Overall: 37 x 25.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review for 1984
opening date: 1985-04-03T05:00:00
Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
title: Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
opening date: 1996-09-24T04:00:00
Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).
title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00
Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4–August 5, 2003).', 'opening_date': '2003-02-04T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20–August 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-02-20T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5–April 27, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-01-05T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1984–
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RELATED WORKS
id: 151879
Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580), 1705–10. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 1984.172
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CITATIONS
Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara [東洋絵画の精華: 特别展: クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから= Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Nara, Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 29, cat. no. 8
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Hawley, John Stratton. Sūrdās: Poet, singer, saint. Delhi: Primus Books, 2018.
page number: Reproduced: p. 277, fig. 7.28, and 33rd page of color plates; Mentioned: p. 276-78.
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Diamond, Debra, and Dipti Khera, eds. A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur. Munich, Germany: Hirmer Publishers; Washington, DC: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2022.
page number: Reproduced: No. 56, p. 237; Mentioned: pp. 234, 242, 244, 345–346.
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