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Krishna Accepts an Offering from the Hunchbacked Woman Trivakra: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Series

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with four figures against a red background. A woman with dark hair, wearing a long, dark-colored dress with multicolored stripes and patterns, offers a bowl to a blue-skinned man. He wears a pink and white garment with a sash and a tall headdress. He stands beside a man in a pink garment and headdress, who gestures with one hand and holds a staff in the other. A fourth figure, wearing a green dhoti and headdress, walks behind them, holding a staff. The top of the image features a yellow border with black text and a black stripe. The figures are bordered by a thin white line on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1650
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
Dimensions
599 × 510 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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