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Krishna uses a ruse to meet his beloved

Bhoya (AKA Bhopa), Indian, b. 18th century

Creation date: 1781

Creation place: India

Other Information

Type: Watercolor Painting

Medium and Support: Opaque watercolor on paper

Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection

Accession Number: 1990.690

State/Province: Rajasthan

Dimensions: 9 1/2 in. x 7 7/16 in. (24.1 cm x 18.9 cm)

Provenance

Jagdish Mittal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India ( - February 1, 1970)

Edwin Binney 3rd, San Diego, California (February 1, 1970 - August 27, 1990)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (August 27, 1990 - )

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Power & Desire, 04/00

Radha is too annoyed with Krishna to let him near. When he sees his entreaties are in vain, he disguises himself as Radha’s girlfriend, who has been carrying messages back and forth. First soothing her with music on the vina he
carries, he reveals his identity to Radha when her anger abates. The island greenery is lush and thick, and like her
passions, intensified by their containment.

This theme is from one of the many poems that followed the Gita Govinda, inspired by its exploration of the love, quarrels, and reconciliation of Radha and Krishna. The sensuous beauty of the theme is just its surface. The
concept of god adopting disguises, and of pursuing his
worshippers inspires mystical interpretations of great beauty.
Last Updated: 9/5/2017

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Power & Desire: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art , 4/29/2000 - 10/5/2003

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Power and Desire: Hong Kong Museum of Art. 2001
Page Number: cat. no. 40, Figure Number: 40

Amina Okada. Pouvoir et Désir: Miniatures Indiennes, Collection Edwin Binney 3rd du San Diego Museum of Art Paris musées/Éditions Findakly. Paris/Suilly-la-Tour, France, 2002
Page Number: 108, 109, Figure Number: 39

Mr. Pramod Chandra and Dr. Sonya Quintanilla. Rhythms of India: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2008
Page Number: 29, 31, Figure Number: 8

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