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品名（中）	克里希纳·卡利
品名（英）	Krishna-Kali
入馆年号	2021年，2021.209
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1878 - 公元 1883
创作地区
分类	印刷品（Prints）
尺寸	页: 15 7/8 × 21 1/2 英寸 (40.3 × 54.6 厘米)
介绍（中）	在这个奇怪的主题中，克里希纳以卡利的伪装出现——四臂，戴着令人毛骨悚然的花环，伸出红色的舌头——被他的[秘密]情人拉达崇拜，亚达瓦斯氏族的其他牛郎少女（gopis）在森林空地上目睹。尽管如此，克里希纳的真实身份还是被他戴在王冠上的孔雀特征所暗示，更不用说他漫不经心的姿势了。这个故事讲述了拉达的丈夫听说她与克里希纳的暧昧关系，并急于面对她的情人，但在他到达之前（他被瞥见进入右上角），克里希纳将自己变成了卡利，并指示拉达表现得像在进行法会（仪式崇拜）。愤怒的丈夫被这种伎俩欺骗了，听到妻子虔诚地崇拜家庭神灵，他很感动。构图和布景具有维多利亚时代舞台布景的所有特征，并配有彩绘风景背景。
介绍（英）	In this curious subject Krishna appears in the guise of Kali—four-armed, wearing macabre garlands and with projecting red tongue—being worshipped by his [secret] lover Radha witnessed by other cowherd maidens (gopis) of the Yadavas clan in a forest glade. Krishna’s real identity is nonetheless alluded to by the peacock features he wears in his diadem, not to mention his nonchalant pose. The story tells that Radha’s husband hears of her dalliance with Krishna and rushes to confront her lover, but before he arrives (he is glimpsed entering upper right) Krishna transforms himself into Kali and instructs Radha to behave as if performing a puja (ritual worship). The enraged husband is deceived by this ploy and moved to hear of his wife’s piety in worshipping the family deity. The composition and setting have all the hallmarks of a Victorian stage set, complete with painted landscape backdrop.