Artist name:
Indian
Artwork title:
Plate: Krishna with woman
Description: Round wall plaque, Indian studio work, depicting Krishna with a female figure who may be his mother of adoption, Jasoda, or his lover Radha. Buff coloured stoneware body; footrim; covered with brown and coloured metallic oxides; thin, transparent glaze; centre of plate with design of Krishna seated with his back against an ox or buffalo, seated female figure facing him; border of dancing male figures with a stick in each hand, flowers between each figure. Inscription on back - 2 characters - Arabic?
Artwork date(s): 19th century or later
Artwork type: Eastern Collection
Medium: stoneware, glaze
Measurements: Diam:430
Accession number: 553
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