Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Hour of Cowdust
Hour of Cowdust

Hour of Cowdust

The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800 with color added later
Object PlaceKangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueInk and opaque watercolor on primed paper
DimensionsOverall: 20.4 x 15.2 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.)
Image: 20.4 x 15.2 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.)
Credit LineRoss-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession number17.2617
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsReverse: in Urdu, late owner's name- Gangaram.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)
Krishna stealing butter
Krishna stealing butter
The Family of Nainsukh
early 19th century
The Gopis Refuse to Play Holi
The Gopis Refuse to Play Holi
The Family of Nainsukh
early 19th century
Lovers in a garden with musicians and servants
Lovers in a garden with musicians and servants
The Family of Nainsukh
early 19th century
Lovers Playing with a Pomegranate
Lovers Playing with a Pomegranate
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1900
Nala and Damayanti viewing the full moon
Nala and Damayanti viewing the full moon
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1790–1800
Devi appears to the captive Aniruddha
Devi appears to the captive Aniruddha
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century
Damayanti Dispatches the Stork to Nala
Damayanti Dispatches the Stork to Nala
The Family of Nainsukh
1780–90
The shy princess
The shy princess
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800–10
Hanuman discovers Sita in the Asoka Grove and gives her the ring
Hanuman discovers Sita in the Asoka Grove and gives her the ring
The Family of Nainsukh
About 1780–90
Krishna and Radha by the Jumna River
Krishna and Radha by the Jumna River
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
Krishna and the Gopis Tease an Old Man
Krishna and the Gopis Tease an Old Man
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1750–1800