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Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging
P1001-006
Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging
Krishna with Attendants, Heavenly Vimans (Air-Craft) & Episodic Border
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India
LATE 19TH C.
PIGMENT ON COTTON
47'' W x 67'' H
$39,950

The pichvai (picha &mdash; back, and vai &mdash; 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>