Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Temple Hanging of the Pushti Sect Illustrating the Dāna-līlā
Alternate Title:
Krishna Dances with Radha and Her Gopika
Image View:
Detail, Radha's companions, the Gopika (female cowherds)
Creator:
unknown (Indian (South Asian) painter)
Location:
repository: Indian Museum (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) At/71/77
Location Note:
(Calcutta); 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. Provenance: from Nathadwara, Rajasthan
GPS:
22.558056 88.350833
Date:
18th century (creation)
Cultural Context:
Indian (South Asian)
Style Period:
Eighteenth century; Rajasthani (culture or style)
Work Type 1:
wall hanging
Work Type 2:
pichhavai
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
gouache on fabric
Technique:
painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
literary or legendary; Hinduism; dance; courtship; pichhvai; Rajput
Description:
Vallabhacharya (1479-1531 CE), also known as Vallabha, was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Krishna-centered Pushti sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj region of India, and the philosophy of Shuddha advaita (Pure Nondualism). The concept of Lila is common to both non-dualist and dualist philosophical schools. Within non-dualism, Lila is a way of describing all reality, including the cosmos, as the outcome of creative play by the divine absolute (Brahman). The dāna-līlā is a dance of flirtation between Krishna and Radha (Krishha demands a toll from the gopika). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A2-IN-ZOL-BG-THVS-A 03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Temple Hanging of the Pushti Sect Illustrating the Dāna-līlā