The cowherds beg Krishna to save them from a forest fire

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Title

The cowherds beg Krishna to save them from a forest fire

Subject

Dasama Skandha, Bhagavata Purana

Publisher

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Type

Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series

Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata

Title

The cowherds beg Krishna to save them from a forest fire

Classification

Manuscript Page

Repository

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Accession Number

1959-93-65

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1959

Parent Work

Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series

Sequential order of folio

Book 10, chapter 19

Date

Mid to late 17th century

Location

Gujarat

Style

Gujarati

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Size (H x W cm)

Image: 22.9 × 19.4 cm
Sheet: 26.5 × 22.9 cm

Paratext

Two line faded inscription on the top border

Citation

“The cowherds beg Krishna to save them from a forest fire,” Mapping Color, accessed April 5, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/82.

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