10. Devi in the
form of Bhadrakali
adored by the gods,
attributed to the
Master of the Early
Rasamanjari, folio
from a dispersed
Tantric Devi
series. Punjab Hills,
kingdom of Basohli,
c.1660–70. Opaque
watercolour,
gold, silver and
beetle-wing cases
on paper, 17.8 by
16.7 cm. (Kronos
Collections; exh.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art,
Attributed works:
11. Krishna
celebrates the
start of the rainy
season, attributed
to the Master of
the Swirling Skies,
folio from the
devotional text of
the Bhagavata
Purana. Punjab
Hills, kingdom
of Jammu.
c.1725–50. Opaque
watercolour and
silver on paper, 21.3
by 14.9 cm. (Kronos
Collections; exh.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art,
New York).
Attributed works:
12. Raja Balwant
Singh’s vision
of Krishna
and Radha,
attributed
to Nainsukh.
Punjab Hills,
kingdom of
Jasrota. c.1745–
50. Ink, opaque
watercolour and
gold on paper,
19.7 by 15.6 cm.
(Metropolitan
Museum of Art,
New York).
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3. The Abhisarika nayika from an Ashtanayika series, attributed to the Guler artist Manaku, c.1750. Opaque pigments with gold on paper, 20.8 by 15.2 cm. (Museum Rietberg, Zurich).