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Playing card (ganjifa): Krishna Riding a "Composite" Horse (Fashioned from a Mosaic of Individual Ladies)

Made By South India
CultureIndian
Date19th century
Mediumopaque watercolor on leather with varnish
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification(s)
  • EASTERN
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horace W. Frost
Terms
  • krishna
  • horse
  • female figures
  • playing card
Object number83.26.4
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Inscribedverso right in ink: [three illegible words]
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ProvenanceMrs. Douglass; sold to Mildred Kip Frost 1977; to present collection 1983
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