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Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij Rajji
c. 1825
- Medium
- Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The ruler of the small princely state of Kota, dressed as a priest of the Pushti Marg sect, holds a lamp with five flames. He pays homage to a triad of metal images with Krishna in the center, flanked by two consorts, enshrined in a small kiosk lined with metallic panels designed to reflect light. This icon is worshiped only in Kota.
A multitude of glass lamps hang from the ceiling, and toys and games to amuse Krishna and his companions have been arranged on the steps leading up to the altar, including brass elephants, silver cows, balls, and a pachisi board.
