Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging, FRAMED
Krishna & Attendants Standing At the River with Heavenly Vimans Overhead in Sun & Moon Filled Sky
Deccan plateau, India
19th C.
metal leaf and pigment on cloth 72'' W x 87'' H
$89,500
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>