Krishna pulls Kamsa from his throne, whirls him around, throws him into the sea

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Title

Krishna pulls Kamsa from his throne, whirls him around, throws him into the sea

Subject

Dasama Skandha, Bhagavata Purana

Publisher

San Diego Museum of Art

Type

Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series

Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata

Title

Krishna pulls Kamsa from his throne, whirls him around, throws him into the sea
Suggested title: Krishna killing Kamsa

Classification

Manuscript Page

Repository

San Diego Museum of Art

Accession Number

1990.210

Provenance

Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, New York ( - March 31, 1964 );
Edwin Binney 3rd, San Diego, California ( March 31, 1964 - August 27, 1990 );
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California ( August 27, 1990 - )

Parent Work

Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series

Sequential order of folio

Book 10, Chapter 44

Date

Mid to late 17th century

Location

Gujarat

Style

Gujarati

Medium

Opaque watercolo on paper

Size (H x W cm)

25.7 cm x 22 cm

Publications

Walter M Spink. Krishnamandala, A Devotional Theme in Indian Art. The University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan , 1970. Page Number: 119 no. 51

Exhibition History

Krishnamandala; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 8/1/1970 - 9/30/1970
The Child Krishna, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, 6/21/2002 - 8/18/2003

Citation

“Krishna pulls Kamsa from his throne, whirls him around, throws him into the sea,” Mapping Color, accessed April 12, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/93.

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