UDAIPUR, 1714
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; recto with two lines of devanagari script within the yellow text field, translated: "Folio 133 of the Gita Govinda. On being questioned by Krishna, the ssakhi described Radha's lovesick condition to him, "[in your absence], she adorns herself with a profusion of ornaments. Looking repeatedly at her ornaments, she says, "I am Krishna."; verso with a single line of devanagari, translated: "Looking repeatedly at her ornaments, she [Radha] fancies, 'I am Krishna.'"
Image: 8 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (22.2 x 39.4 cm);
Folio: 10 x 17 in (25.4 x 43.2 cm)
UDAIPUR, 1714
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; recto with two lines of devanagari script within the yellow text field, translated: "Folio 133 of the Gita Govinda. On being questioned by Krishna, the ssakhi described Radha's lovesick condition to him, "[in your absence], she adorns herself with a profusion of ornaments. Looking repeatedly at her ornaments, she says, "I am Krishna."; verso with a single line of devanagari, translated: "Looking repeatedly at her ornaments, she [Radha] fancies, 'I am Krishna.'"
Image: 8 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (22.2 x 39.4 cm);
Folio: 10 x 17 in (25.4 x 43.2 cm)
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