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Asian Art
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Krishna Takes His First Steps, from an Ocean of Poems (Sursagar) manuscript
ca. 1700
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
without mounting: 11 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (28.6 × 20.4 cm)
with mounting: 17 3/8 × 13 5/8 in. (44.2 × 34.6 cm)
framed: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
with mounting: 17 3/8 × 13 5/8 in. (44.2 × 34.6 cm)
framed: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.28
Geography:
India
Status:
Culture:
Indian
Period:
Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass. to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
John Stratton Hawley, Sur Das: Poet, Singer, Saint (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1984), 34.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
