tribhanga posture of Krishna

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The tribhanga posture of Krishna is a classic three-bend standing pose in Indian art and devotion, depicting Krishna with his body gracefully curved at the neck, waist, and knee while playing the flute.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
flute-playing Krishna 1
tribhanga posture of Krishna canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Krishna iconography ⓘ
iconographic posture ⓘ
standing pose ⓘ
aestheticIdeal lalita (graceful charm) ⓘ
srngara (romantic beauty) ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithForm Muralikrishna ⓘ
linked to: Bala Krishna

Venugopala ⓘ
linked to: Rajagopala
bodyOrientation gracefully curved ⓘ
commonInRegion Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India

North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

South India ⓘ
contrastsWith dvibhanga posture ⓘ
samabhanga posture ⓘ
depictionMedium metal sculpture ⓘ
paintings ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ
textile art ⓘ
depicts Krishna standing and playing flute ⓘ
emphasizes relaxed contrapposto-like stance ⓘ
sensuous curvature of the body ⓘ
hasThreeBendsAt knee ⓘ
neck ⓘ
waist ⓘ
influencedBy classical Indian dance postures ⓘ
influences Bharatanatyam iconography ⓘ
Kathak visual motifs ⓘ
Odissi dance poses ⓘ
oftenAccompaniedBy cowherd setting ⓘ
cows ⓘ
forest or Vrindavan background ⓘ
gopis ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
symbolizes cosmic dance-like balance ⓘ
divine grace ⓘ
playfulness ⓘ
rhythmic movement ⓘ
timePeriod classical period of Indian art ⓘ
medieval period of Indian temple art ⓘ
typicalGesture playing the flute ⓘ
usedIn Hindu devotional imagery ⓘ
Indian art ⓘ
linked to: South Asian art

bronze icons ⓘ
miniature painting ⓘ
murals ⓘ
temple sculpture ⓘ
visualFocus bent supporting leg ⓘ
curved spine ⓘ
tilt of the head ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banke Bihari Temple → deityForm → tribhanga posture of Krishna ⓘ
Govind → hasForm → flute-playing Krishna ⓘ
linked to: tribhanga posture of Krishna