id:			154260
accession number:	1988.70
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2023-05-27 11:01:43.972000

Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1730. Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, 18th century. 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. 1730
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1735
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, 18th century
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

* Nara National Museum, Japan (2/21-3/29/98); Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (4/28-6/21/98) "Highlights of Asian Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art" p. 34,  cat. no. 13<br>Indian Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003.<br>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004.<br>The Metropolitan Museum of Art (9/26/2011 - 1/18/2012):  "Masters of Indian Painting"

* Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); January 5, 2015 - April 27, 2015.

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PROVENANCE

	Ehrenfeld
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	Mr. Ramesh Kapoor, New York
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	Ehrenfeld; (Mr. Ramesh Kapoor, New York).
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The Hindu kingdom of Mankot in the western foothills of the Himalayas developed a bold style of painting in which figures in strict profile stand out against an intense yellow ground. Musicians enthusiastically proclaim the arrival of infant Krishna at the village of Vraj, where he was brought as a newborn to grow to maturity in safety among the cowherders. He was secreted away from the evil king Kamsa who wanted to murder the child on account of a prophecy that foretold his own death by Krishna. Krishna’s adoptive father Nanda, the village headmaster, receives tufts of grass as tokens of congratulations from a well-wisher, while a soldier salutes him.
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