Medium
opaque watercolour on cardboard
Measurements
22.8 × 52.4 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© Estate of Jamini Roy
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Inscription
inscribed in pink opaque watercolour (in Devanagari script) l.r.:
Accession Number
AS10-1973
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
"Krishna as Cowherd". Krishna playing flute, flanked by two white cows. Stylized trees and flowers.
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