Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging
Krishna with Lotus and Nandi Motifs
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India
19TH C.
PIGMENT ON COTTON 45'' W x 56'' H
$13,950
The pichvai (picha — back, and vai — of) is a hanging cloth displayed behind the statue of a deity. In the 15th century the cult of bhakti, or devotion, swept over India... <a href="/stories-descriptions/indian-pichvai-depicting-krishna">Read more</a>