id:			154260
accession number:	1988.70
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.70
updated:		2024-04-25 14:35:59.221000

Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1725–30. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1988.70

title:				Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana
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creation date:			c. 1725–30
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1735
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. 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
	<i>Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).

	title:		Masters of Indian Painting
	opening date:   2011-04-30T00:00:00
	<i>Masters of Indian Painting</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (September 26, 2011-January 18, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003).', 'opening_date': '2003-02-04T05:00:00Z'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-02-20T05:00:00Z'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 145)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-01-05T05:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

	Ehrenfeld
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	(Mr. Ramesh Kapoor, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1988
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1988–
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CITATIONS

	<em>Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara</em> [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: cat. no. 13, pp. 34, 153, 178
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IMAGES

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