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Pichvais

T0310-008
Pichvai or devotional shrine hanging, framed
Dancing the Rasa Leela
RAJASTHAN, INDIA
19TH C.
PIGMENT ON COTTON
55.5'' W x 85'' L
$29,950

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>