Krishna Dances on the Head of Kaliya; Illustration to the Harivamsa (Story of Hari)

Medium

Opaque color and gold on paper

Dimensions

Image: Ht. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm) W. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm) Frame: Ht. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm) W. 12 in. (53.3 cm) D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions, Harris Brisbane Dick, and 2020 Benefit Funds; Howard S. and Nancy Marks, Lila Acheson Wallace, and Friends of Islamic Art Gifts; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and funds from various donors, 2022

Accession Number

2022.175