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Radha
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Among all the women of Krishna’s hometown of Brindavan, Radha is his most beloved. In a companion sculpture to this Radha (F.153), Krishna plays his flute, charming all who hear his music. Radha dances to the tune, gracefully lifting her arm. When the two sculptures were enshrined and worshiped together, they would have been adorned in clothing and jewelry.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Arnold Lieberman, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 1974, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Nepal (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (14.6 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.3132
