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| Keywords: Kamadhenu and a Brahmin (6125146576).jpg en Creation Date ca 1830-1850 Display Dimensions 23 25/32 in x 30 5/8 in 60 4 cm x 77 8 cm Media Support Opaque watercolor gesso and gold on cloth and wood Creation Place/Subject India State-Province Karnataka Court Mysore School Mysore Credit Line Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession Number 1990 1431 Collection <a href http //www sdmart org/art/our-collection/asian-art rel nofollow >The San Diego Museum of Art</a> Label Copy November 2006 Paintings from South India The sensitive and tender depiction of the calf sucking from its mother the wish-fulfilling sacred cow Kamadhenu provides a glimpse of how she would have looked before the damage to her pigment Her entire body would have been covered with images of sages and deities including scenes from the life of Krishna Kamadhenu emerged as one of the treasures from the churning of the Ocean of Milk She is visible in the sky to the right of the mountain in The Churning of the Ocean of Milk at right A lavishly adorned royal sage probably Vishvamitra is seated under a tree on a low throne at the right and he venerates her with offerings of flowers 2002-04-26 17 35 03 https //www flickr com/photos/thesandiegomuseumofartcollection/6125146576/ Flickr en thesandiegomuseumofartcollection PD-old-100 Files from the San Diego Museum of Art to be checked | ||||
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