KRISHNA WAVING GOODBYE TO HIS BELOVED
Possibly Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on wove paper, the vertical composition illustrating a typical separation scene with the blue-skinned god Krishna, representing the male lover, departing and waving goodbye to his beloved Radha, the female heroine, under the puzzled look of her attendants, a female sakhi (confidante) pulling Krishna away through a door, the lotus pond behind the couple with a tall water jet creating a visual barrier between the two lovers, typical white marble pavilions and lollipop trees in the background, the reverse with several later-added English annotations in pencil, mounted on a white card panel, the illustration 27.2cm x 20.2cm, 34cm x 26cm including the mount.