A Painting of Krishna Playing His Flute to the Gopis, Punjab Hills, 20th Century

Punjab Hills, 20th Century

Gouache and gold on paper, finely painted to depict Krishna charming a group of gopis with his flute under a tree in a rolling green landscape, the inner border with white colored and gilt highlighted floral scrolls, the outer margin brown.

Painting 6 5/8 x 5 5/8 in., 16.82 x 14.3 cm; Folio 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., 24.13 x 19.05 cm.

Property from the Collection of Edwin Hardy, San Francisco, California.

Provenance:

Property from the Collection of Edwin Hardy, San Francisco, California.

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加州舊金山Edwin Hardy先生藏。

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