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"tombstone": "Radha\u2019s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, based on poetry of Bihari (Indian, 1595\u20131663), c. 1790\u20131800. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 28.3 x 39.4 cm (11 1/8 x 15 1/2 in.); miniature: 21.6 x 31.4 cm (8 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.172",
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"title": "Radha\u2019s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, based on poetry of Bihari (Indian, 1595\u20131663)",
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"inscription": "[on top margin] chippo chip\u0101 kara chita chato tama sasihara na samh\u0101ri hasatti hasatti cali \u015ba\u015bimukh\u012b mukha ttai ghumghata t\u0101ri. [on bottom margin] yaha n\u0101yak\u0101 madhy\u0101 ko\u1e43 sakh\u012b n\u0101yaka p\u0101si le j\u0101va hai ca\u1e43dram\u0101 chipato dekhi sakh\u012b n\u0101yak\u0101 k\u0101 mukh ko pata duri karai hai ki haimst\u012b haim c\u0101li tere mukha ko prak\u0101sa ho j\u0101yago.",
"inscription_translation": "[Sakhi to Nayika] \u201cThe moon is set, the earth is overcast with darkness. Do not feel scared, o moon-faced belle, take off your veil and move onward with a smile on your face.\u201d This Nayika is being lead to the Nayaka by the Sakhi. On seeing the moon hide [behind the clouds] the sakhi removes Nayika\u2019s veil and says \u201cwalk smilingly and the world will light up\u201d",
"inscription_remark": "Shailka Mishra version: Inscription: chipyo chipakar chit chaiyo [Radha comes] hiding in the shadows of the buildings [chit means place or earth, here it seems to refer to the palace behind.] tam sasi haran samha ri hasti hasti chali [To signify the time i.e. night, the poet says] The moon glows and takes away the darkness [the word used is haran which means kidnap, so literally the moon kidnaps the darkness (tam)] [And] In this atmosphere (samha) [Radha] is walking joyfully [hasti hasti would mean laughing but here it symbolizes Radha's happiness] shashi mukhi mukh te ghoonghat [Radha's] face is like the moon and it is covered with a veil (ghoonghat) vah nayika madhya ko sakhi nayak pasi le jav hai She is the nayika whom the sakhi slowly leads to the nayak [the hero here, Krishna] chandrama chipto dekhi sakhi nayika ka mukh ko pat duri kare hai On seeing the moon hide [behind the clouds] the sakhi removes the veil from her [Radha's] face ki haesti hain hai chali tere mukh ko prakash ho jayego [And remarks that When you] Smile and walk the world lights up [with the beauty of your smile]\u2026.. Shailka Mishra, April 2012",
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"title": "Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation",
"description": "Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019).",
"opening_date": "2019-04-01T04:00:00"
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"title": "Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India\u200b (Indian art rotation)",
"description": "Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India\u200b (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).",
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"did_you_know": "Halos behind the heads of Radha and Krishna suggest their eminence as divine lovers.",
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"description": "The blue god Krishna has spread a carpet and set up a canopy in a secret grove to create the space for a romantic tryst with his lover Radha. The wine-colored carpet with allover floral patterns match the canopy, and they are Persian in design. The ruler of the Hindu kingdom of Jaipur, who may have commissioned this painting, had an important collection of Persian carpets and textiles.
Wine-and-gold curtains have been unrolled to cover the windows of the house behind Radha and her companion, indicating that she has left the house in secret after it has been closed up for the night.",
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