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Artist name:

Indian



Artwork title:

Plate: Krishna with sheperdesses


Description: Round wall plaque, Indian studio work, depicting the dance of Krishna with the shepherdesses. Buff coloured stoneware body; footrim; covered with brown and coloured metallic oxides; thin, transparent glaze; centre of plate with design of the dance of Krishna with shepherdesses and sheep in a foliate setting; border consists of a lotus wreath. Inscription on back - signature, in Arabic?

Artwork date(s): 19th century or later
Artwork type: Eastern Collection
Medium: stoneware, glaze
Measurements: Diam:430
Inscription: signature on back - Arabic?
Accession number: 552

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