In "The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney" (in Life's Handicap), the drunken
Mulvaney finding himself in a Hindu temple wraps himself in a palanquin
lining and sits as if he were Krishna, with his legs crooked "like a
shepherd on a china basin"; this pose is illustrated by Wm Nicholson in his
drawing in the "Characters of Romance" series.
I wonder what shepherd Mulvaney was familiar with; presumably in English
china as prevalent in mid/late 19th century; I imagine it would be a
figurine, or was it a painting on a basin, if so what type of basin (sugar
bowl?) It must show the shepherd's legs crossed like Krishna's. Can
anyone suggest a likely model which I can see in a book or London museum?
Bryan Diamond
<[log in to unmask]>
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 30-Dec-04
|