Talapatra-style artwork
Krishna Leela
GG-TP-001
In the central arched field, a blue-toned crowned figure plays a flute beside a female companion beneath a leafy tree. Circular scenes surround them. The right side includes barred settings, river scenes and a basket carrier, while other roundels depict childhood encounters. Upper and lower central registers contain repeated figures. The border includes floral scrolls and geometric ornament. Horizontal joins run across the picture.
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The composition.
The flute, blue-toned figure and female companion strongly suggest Krishna with a companion likely to be Radha. Comparable flute-playing Krishna/Radha imagery appears in museum collections (comparative Krishna iconography reference). The centre presents an intimate encounter beneath a tree, while smaller scenes suggest a wider devotional narrative. The precise episodes and identities of other figures cannot be established from these photographs.
These readings describe visible features and possible subjects. A maker-confirmed title, provenance, materials and the identities of unresolved figures are not yet documented.
- The central pair
- Flute-playing Krishna beside Radha beneath a leafy tree.
- The Maakhan Chor
- Krishna reaches towards hanging butter pots with companions.
- The bathing gopis
- Vastraharana: Krishna in the tree above the women in the river.
- Protective encounters
- Kaliya and Bakasura appear in the left-hand roundels.
- Childhood and care
- Churning and discipline scenes are likely Yashoda with Krishna.
- The birth-story group
- Barred enclosures and river scenes probably relate to Krishna's birth.
Supplied photographs (4)
Distinct photographs of this composition, with their supplied surroundings and camera orientation. Repeated files and presentation variants are not counted as extra views.
