Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove
painting by the Kota Master
Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove is a circa 1720 painting by an unidentified artist known as The Kota Master. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, / Asian Art.
Early history and creation
The medium is ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. It depicts contemporary nobles as the lovers Radha and Krishna. It measures 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19.1 x 11.1 cm). The verso depicts an image of Krishna playing the bansuri. This image is later and probably by a different artist, dating to between approximately 1750 and 1775. It measures 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19.1 x 11.1 cm).
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 11, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q28854552. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1720, 1750 and 1775.
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