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Yashoda Churns Butter while Krishna and Balarama Beg for Breakfast

Yashoda Churns Butter while Krishna and Balarama Beg for Breakfast

about 1900
Object PlaceKangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueInk on very thin paper, possibly a tracing
Dimensions18.7 x 14.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2477
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsSmall color notations in Hindi throughout the drawing.
ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)
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about 1790–1800
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The Family of Nainsukh
about 1790–1800
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The Family of Nainsukh
About 1780–90
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Devi appears to the captive Aniruddha
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century
Krishna and Radha by the Jumna River
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The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800
Nala's Palace: a schoolroom and giving alms to brahmanas
Nala's Palace: a schoolroom and giving alms to brahmanas
The Family of Nainsukh
About 1790–1800
Damayanti Dispatches the Stork to Nala
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The Family of Nainsukh
1780–90
Recto: The Gopis beseech Krishna to return their clothes; Verso: Sketches of heads
Recto: The Gopis beseech Krishna to return their clothes; Verso: Sketches of heads
The Family of Nainsukh
second quarter 19th century
Krishna stealing butter
Krishna stealing butter
The Family of Nainsukh
early 19th century
Krishna and the Gopis Tease an Old Man
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The Family of Nainsukh
about 1750–1800
The Gopis Fetch Water at Yamuna Ghat as Gopas Approach
The Gopis Fetch Water at Yamuna Ghat as Gopas Approach
The Family of Nainsukh
Late 18th century
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The Family of Nainsukh
about 1825