Krishna, in the guise of Indra, advises a king

Details

• Title

  Krishna, in the guise of Indra, advises a king

• Artist/maker

  Manohar (active late 16th century - early 17th century)

  Sadiq (active c. 1598)

• Associated people

  probably 'Abd ur-Rahim Khankhanan (1556 - 1626) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north India (place of creation)

• Date

  1598
  Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)

• Material and technique

  gouache with gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › painting

• Dimensions

  mount 40.1 x 27.7 cm (height x width)
  page 30.2 x 17 cm (height x width)
  painting with border 24 x 14.2 cm (height x width)
  painting without border 23.2 x 13.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2592

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