Pendant: Krishna as Shri Nathji

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pendant: Krishna as Shri Nathji

Date
c. 1800–1830
Medium
champlevé enamel
Culture
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
124773

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Diminutive images of Krishna as Shri Nathji were worn by devotees, sometimes secretly in times of persecution. Even in the tiny composition, Krishna’s raised left hand can be seen clearly, referencing his miraculous lifting of Mount Govardhan. In his right arm he holds his herdsman’s staff. Two priests offer lamps in his honor.

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Credit line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance
?-1946: (Victor D. Spark, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1946-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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