A Nathadwara pichvai. 20th century - image-1

Lot 538 Dα

A Nathadwara pichvai. 20th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 2.480 € (incl. premium)

A Nathadwara pichvai. 20th century

A Nathadwara pichvai illustrating Gopashtami, the festival of the cows, the Sri Nath-ji standing in a silver-brocaded orange kachhni and wearing turban, ornaments, jewellery and garlands, in his hand a cowherd's stick and lotus, at his feet a betel box and a water pot. Pigments, silver and a little gold on cotton printed with floral ornaments in white. Trimmed and rubbed. 20th century. Mounted.
128 x 80 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired in the 1970s in India

Literature

Compare a very similar pichvai illustrated in: Rajasthani Temple Hangings of the Krishna Cult, New York 1973, no. 18