Balarama Pulling Hastinapur toward the Ganages, Page from a Bhagavata Dasamskanda series
mid 17th century
Indian
Asian Art
- Maker/Artist
- Indian
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper with gold and silver details on paper
- Locations
- Possible place made: Gujarat, India, Possible place made: Western region, Rajasthan, India
- Dimensions
- sheet: 7 5/16 x 12 3/8 in. (18.6 x 31.4 cm) image: 6 9/16 x 6 13/16 in. (16.7 x 17.3cm)
- Inscribed
- At top, left. In Braj in Devanagari script: Balarama, having taken his plough, began to pull Hastinapur into the Ganges. All the Kauravas came and offered homage to him. [At top, center. In Braj in Devanagari script: the Kauravas beseech Rama not to drag Hastinapur into the Ganges.] In right border. Tenth book with commentary 26. (Trans. E.F. Bryant)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 78.144
- Credit Line
- Gift of Terence McInerney
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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