Krishna in the Garden of Assam

Name: Krishna in the Garden of Assam
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The history and context of a much-travelled textile

By T. Richard Blurton

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Krishna in the Garden of Assam explores a rare and exquisite seventeenth-century textile from Assam, now housed in the British Museum. Measuring nine metres and assembled from twelve woven strips, the textile depicts scenes from the life of Krishna as narrated in the Bhagavata Purana and elaborated in the dramas of Sankaradeva, the celebrated sixteenth-century saint. The book examines the art, weaving techniques, and rich iconography of this unique piece, while situating it within its broader religious, cultural, and geographical contexts. It also traces the textile's intriguing history and its journey from Assam to London.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in Indian art and culture, textile history, religious studies, and those fascinated by the legacy of Krishna worship in Eastern India.

Looks at the art, technique and iconography of the textile and also place it within its wider religious, cultural and geographical contexts. This book traces the fascinating history and its journey from Assam to London.

This beautiful and rare textile, now in the British Museum, was produced in the late seventeenth century in the wake of the remarkable outflow of Krishna veneration resulting from the ministry of the great eastern Indian saint, Sankaradava (died 1568). The author looks at the art, technique and iconography of the textile and also place it within its wider religious, cultural and geographical contexts. He traces, too, its fascinating history and its journey from Assam to London.

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Nine metres in length, it is made up of twelve strips, all now sewn together, and woven with captioned scenes from the life of Krishna as recorded in the tenth-century text, the Bhagavata Purana, and elaborated in the dramas of Sankaradeva. The author looks at the art, technique and iconography of the textile and also places it within its wider religious, cultural and geographical contexts.

He traces, too, its fascinating history and its journey from Assam to London.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714124872

Publisher: British Museum Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: British Museum Press

Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction T. Richard Blurton

About the Author

Richard T. Blurton is curator of Ancient and Medieval South Asia at the British Museum. His publications include Bengali Myths and Hindu Art.

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