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Purkhu was clearly one of the greatest artists ever to practise in the Punjab Hills, but it is a certain Kushala who is supposed to have been Sansar Chand's special favourite. We do not know which pictures are by his hand but there exist two series of illustrations of such distinctive quality that Kushala may well have been responsible.
The subject was the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana and the scenes illustrated ranged from Krishna's birth and adventures with demons to his frolics with the cowgirls and final slaughter of Kansa. Purkhu's style if Purkhu is indeed the master responsible is remarkable for its luminous clarity, its faint suggestions of modelling, and above all for its natural use of rhythm.
Among the many artists employed by Sansar Chand, a certain Purkhu was notable for his 'remarkable clearness of tone and delicacy of handling, and though none of his pictures are signed it is these qualities which characterize one of the two most famous sets of illustrations executed in Kangra.
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