Krishna enters Pragjaothishyapura

A scene from the Mahabharata: Krishna enters Pragjaothishyapura India, Punjab Plains, circa 1840 Krishna shown standing at center dressed in a yellow kurta and adorned with a golden crown, holding a small flower bud in his right hand and a sword in his left, standing next to Satyabhama dressed in orange and Garuda holding a snake, with a group of women with heads bowed and hands clasped in adoration at left, and a group of men carrying palanquins away at right, all backed by the walls, arcades, and towers of Pragjothishyapura Opaque pigments and gold on paper 9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (23.1 x 33.5 cm.), image 11 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (29.6 x 40.2 cm.), folio
Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired at Bonham's London, 19 April 2007, lot 344