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Priest at a Krishna shrinefront

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Priest at a Krishna shrine

  • Description

    A priest holding a child’s rattle ceremoniously rocks a small swing shrine in which the deity Brijrayji, a form of Krishna worshipped at the court of Kotah, is venerated at the Swing-festival (Hindolabijaya) in the month of Bhadon (August-September).

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Kota (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1831
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold and silver on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 55.4 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
    painting 24.4 x 19.7 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold,
    processed material › metal › silver
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1966.
    Accession no.
    EA1966.231

  • Further reading

    Bautze, Joachim K., ‘Scenes of Devotion and Court Life: Painting under Maharao Ram Singh of Kota’, Andrew Topsfield, ed., Court Painting in Rajasthan (Mumbai: Marg Publications on behalf of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2000), p. 124, illus. p. 124 fig. 1

Location

    • currently in research collection

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