Pichvais
P1001-005
Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging
Krishna & Gopis by the River with Heavenly Vimans in a Sun and Moon-filled sky
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India
LATE 19TH C.
PIGMENT ON COTTON
35'' W x 54'' H
$15,950
Krishna & Gopis by the River with Heavenly Vimans in a Sun and Moon-filled sky
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India
LATE 19TH C.
PIGMENT ON COTTON
35'' W x 54'' H
$15,950
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>
© 2011-2024 Primitive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.