{"product_id":"krishna-yashoda-and-gopis","title":"Krishna, Yashoda and Gopis","description":"\u003cp\u003eChitrashala Press oleograph of “Krishna, Yashoda and the Gopis” from the early 1900s,\u003cbr\u003eprinted in England. This oleograph depicts a scene from Hindu mythology where the Gopis are\u003cbr\u003ecomplaining to Krishna's foster mother, Yashoda, about Krishna’s mischievous acts, such as\u003cbr\u003estealing butter. Yashoda is seated on a platorm while a young Krishna stands nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChitrashala Press was established in 1878 in Poona (now Pune) by the Marathi writer\u003cbr\u003eVishnushastri Chiplunkar. It was a commercial printing press noted for the publicatioon of art\u003cbr\u003eprints featuring religious and historical themes. Some of the printed images depict influential\u003cbr\u003eMaratha political figures, as well as Hindu religious deities such as Rama and Shiva. A popular\u003cbr\u003emotif deployed by the press in its images was that of a caged parrot, which scholars suggest\u003cbr\u003eserved as a subtle commentary on the political turmoil of the era. Some scholars have said it\u003cbr\u003ewas a significant institution for both the arts and the Indian freedom struggle, using its presses\u003cbr\u003eto spread anti-colonial and nationalist ideas through art and educational materials. Initially,\u003cbr\u003ethey printed the materials in England before printing presses were imported to India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balaji Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980880547958,"sku":null,"price":94500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4704\/files\/12.1_d5b5b7aa-c2f7-490f-85b4-bb96715fa810.jpg?v=1768551690","url":"https:\/\/www.artisera.com\/products\/krishna-yashoda-and-gopis","provider":"Artisera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}