Krishna Visiting Tearful Radha
Dublin Core
Title
Krishna Visiting Tearful Radha
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Krishna Visiting Tearful Radha
Link
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41613/krishna-and-radha-painting-unknown/
Repository
Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession Number
IS.47-1953
Provenance
Michael Rothenstein
Parent Work
Basohli Rasamanjari
Sequential order of folio
28
Date
1660-1670
Location
Basholi, India
Medium
Watercolor, Gold, Beetle Wings; Paper.
Size (H x W cm)
23.4x33cm
Text
On verso in Sanskrit: Radha's eyes were filled with tears when she saw Krishna coming wearing mango blossoms in his ears and his cheeks yellow with pollen
Paratext
In Takri on the left "'One who grieves at the loss of her lover" and on the top "28"
Publications
Archer, W. G. Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills; a Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting. London, New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1973.
Bhānudatta Miśra, et al. Basohli Paintings of the Rasamanjari. Abhinav Publications, 1981.
Bhānudatta Miśra, et al. Basohli Paintings of the Rasamanjari. Abhinav Publications, 1981.
Collection
Citation
“Krishna Visiting Tearful Radha,” Mapping Color, accessed April 6, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/204.