A PAIR OF INDIAN PAINTINGS OF KRISHNA 19TH CENTURY

Description: A PAIR OF INDIAN PAINTINGS OF KRISHNA
19TH CENTURY
Gouache and gold on paper with a midnight blue border, one depicting the child Krishna being held by Yashoda on a hill at night with the full moon shining down, the other depicting Krishna bedecked in fine jewels and saffron coloured dhohti embracing Radha who looks away demurely, in a forest setting at night under the new moon.
Each approximately 22cm high, 16cm wide

PROVENANCE:
Purchased in New Delhi, 1960s

Condition:

Condition: Some very minor wear to the paintwork.

LJ delivery size: Small

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