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1880 (ca.), [Nathdwara, India], Sharad Purnima: The Autumn Full Moon -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: On a starry, full-moon night, the milkmaids of Braj (gopis) dance on either side of Shri Nathji. For devotees, viewing Shri Nathji is equivalent to being with Krishna in Braj. The artist makes this permeability visible. Notice how Shri Nathji's upraised arm, echoed by the gopis' postures, seems a gesture of dance. A bright orange scarf, cleverly tucked into his hand, unfurls to connect shrine and grove—and Krishna to gopis—in a spirit of play and delight.
1880 (ca.), [Nathdwara, India], Sharad Purnima: The Autumn Full Moon -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: On a starry, full-moon night, the milkmaids of Braj (gopis) dance on either side of Shri Nathji. For devotees, viewing Shri Nathji is equivalent to being with Krishna in Braj. The artist makes this permeability visible. Notice how Shri Nathji's upraised arm, echoed by the gopis' postures, seems a gesture of dance. A bright orange scarf, cleverly tucked into his hand, unfurls to connect shrine and grove—and Krishna to gopis—in a spirit of play and delight.