Early 19th century, probably North India

Possibly a manuscript page or illumination

Antique Indian painting, polychrome, gilt, and ink on paper, depicting the birth of Krishna in prison, from the Bhagavad Purana Series

Top left: Krishna's father, Vasudheva

Top right: Krishna in the arms of his mother; Devaki

Bottom: Prison wardens fall asleep and the doors miraculously open for Vasudeva to escape with Krishna

22.2cm wide x 17.5cm high

38cm high x 43cm long with frame

1382g

>> Overall in good condition, as shown on the photograph

Provenance:From the Jamshed & Parvati Fozdar Collection (Mr Jamshed Fozdar is the son of Mrs. Shirin Fozdar, one of the founders of Singapore and women’s rights activist)

Exhibition: Exhibited in Galerie Belvedere, in Singapore in 2005. Exhibition titled 'the Fozdar Collection of Indian Miniatures'

Note: The Bhagavad Purana Series comprises six paintings. Purana means ancient law. The Puranas are religious poetry, representing through myth and story, the traditional view of God and man