Inscriptions: Inscription at top in Sanskrit (damaged): "Moved by the coming of the Lord, the gopis went up to him and were overcome by the sight of Krishna, who was shining with moonlike splendor; then the Lord, who was a (love) thief, wearing yellow garments, smiled slightly with his lotuslike mouth. Radha said to her sakhi, 'He is certainly the God of Love.'" At the bottom in Hindi: "On the banks of the Jumna, the gopis are expressing their grief and sorrow as Krishna tells them he is leaving them."1 (Translation by J. Losty; although the Sanskrit verse is clearly from a Krishna text like the Gita Govinda, the source has not been identified.)
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Collection: Indian Art
Accession Number: 1960.45
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