{"product_id":"markandeya-viewing-krishna-in-the-cosmic-ocean-canvas-cloth-print-c-1680","title":"'Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean' Canvas Cloth Print, c.1680","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sage Markandeya moves through the dark cosmic ocean, the world dissolved around him. He had been granted immortality, but that gift becomes its own burden: even after universal dissolution, he must carry on alone through the void until the next cycle begins. At one point in the darkness he finds the infant Krishna resting on a leaf of the banyan tree, quietly absorbed in sucking his own toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist from the Basohli court has rendered the cosmic ocean as a web of concentric abstract shapes — a bold formal decision that gives the scene an otherworldly, geometric quality. Basohli painting, among the earliest and most intense of the Pahari schools, is known for its raw colour, expressive drawing, and willingness to push formal conventions in the service of devotional meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene carries precise theological weight: when Markandeya looks into Krishna's mouth, he sees the entire universe as it was and as it will be. The infant holds the cosmos. Creation ends in the child and begins again from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe frames shown are for display purposes only and are \u003cstrong\u003enot included\u003c\/strong\u003e with the artwork.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs these are made-to-order designer pieces, expect minor \u003cstrong\u003ecolour variations\u003c\/strong\u003e from the displayed artwork.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Brahm","offers":[{"title":"20 x 30 in","offer_id":45151598477335,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"24 x 36 in","offer_id":45151598510103,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"28 x 42 in","offer_id":45151598542871,"sku":null,"price":144.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/ump_57f3feb7-5ba3-4d06-adbe-0d02c6162ed7.jpg?v=1779306334","url":"https:\/\/www.brahmcollection.com\/products\/markandeya-viewing-krishna-in-the-cosmic-ocean-canvas-cloth-print-c-1680","provider":"Brahm Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}