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Miniature painting of blue-skinned Krishna on a red throne welcoming a visitor, attended by women with fly whisks in a courtyard setting.

Krishna welcoming Sudama, from a <em>Bhagavata Purna</em>

A blue-skinned figure crowned and seated on a red-draped throne receives a visitor, while attendant women with fly whisks and a bearded, turbaned man stand nearby. The painting uses vivid red, yellow and blue with gold accents in a flat, decorative composition. Figures are arranged in tiers across a pale ground beneath a painted architectural band.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1700
Medium
Color and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2366 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1705).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Krishna recibe a Sudama, de un Bhagavata Purana

Una figura de piel azul, coronada y sentada en un trono cubierto de tela roja, recibe a un visitante, mientras mujeres con abanicos de cola de yak y un hombre barbado con turbante están de pie cerca. La pintura usa rojo, amarillo y azul vivos con toques de oro en una composición plana y decorativa.

Português: Krishna recebe Sudama, de um Bhagavata Purana

Uma figura de pele azul, coroada e sentada em um trono coberto por tecido vermelho, recebe um visitante, enquanto mulheres com espanadores de cauda de iaque e um homem barbado de turbante permanecem por perto. A pintura usa vermelho, amarelo e azul vivos com detalhes em ouro, em composição plana e decorativa.

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