Title:
Story of the Syamantaka gem
Creator/Contributor:
unknown, India
Date:
1780 - 1800
Identifier:
1998.42.103
Format:
Painting
ink, gouache, and gold on paper
India, Central India, Datia
h 12 -1/2 x w 17 -3/16 inches
Description:
Satrajit is given the gem by the sun at the extreme top left and the sage tells the story in a box at the center top. Satrajit's
brother rides out wearing the gem at the left top and is killed by a lion which in turn is killed by the bear Jambavan. Krishna
goes out searching for the bodies and then enters the cave of Jambavan at the left bottom and fights him. Krishna recovers
the gem and returns to the city at the right with Jambavan's daughter as his bride.