Sculpture of "Yashoda" and "Krishna" · India, Gujarat, Patan district · ID: 3036452
Marcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium
Description
wood, remains of original polychrome paint, standing female figure holding a child on the right arm, traditional clothing, carved with ear ornament and necklace, slightly dam., paint chipped off in some areas, rep. (base, fixed by nails);
“Yashoda” became the foster-mother to “Krishna”. His father “Vasudeva” gave him to “Yashoda” in the night of his birth. He wanted to protect “Krishna” of king “Kansa of Mathura”, who was the brother of his wife “Devaki”.
The object Sculpture of “Yashoda” and “Krishna” with the object ID 3036452 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 14.
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Expertise
Marcel Nies, 13.01.1990, Eersel, The Netherlands