ManuscriptsIndian18th century
The Sakhi Informs Krishna of Radha's Lovelorn Condition, folio illustrating canto VI of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda
c. 1785
Dimensions
17.2 x 27.2 cm (6 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
Provenance
[Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, NY], sold; to Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas III, Pawling, NY (by 1991), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
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