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Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
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Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

1705–10

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Provenance

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Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1984–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985). Sacred India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).

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The heart of the scene is at the lower right, where the blue Hindu god Krishna as a boy is trying to persuade his foster mother Yashoda to give him more food. He is in the process of telling her that he needs extra treats so he can grow big to accomplish all the exploits depicted in the remainder of the page: herding cattle, killing demons, defeating wrestlers, and finally winning the throne of Mathura, as seen in the upper right where he sits crowned king in place of his evil uncle Kamsa.

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