Episodes from Krishna's Life: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The top register shows Krishna and Balarama on their way to combat evil; on the bottom, the brothers kill two of Kamsa's demonic soldiers.

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