Krishna and the Cowherds: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This charming painting has multiple staggered registers that portray Krishna and the cowherds tending their cattle. A group of the paintings in this set have a lower register, like this one, showing a stream filled with lotus flowers and ducks.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art