Lot Essay
The Rasa Lila is the festival dance that takes place during the autumn in the form of circle dance (Rasa Mandala) between Krishna and the gopis.
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, NATHADWARA, CIRCA 1850
Details
A 'Rasa Lila' Pichhavai
India, Rajasthan, Nathadwara, circa 1850
With Krishna dancing in the midst of a circle of gopis, above friezes of a lotus pond, cows and a procession, within a border of figurative vignettes in architectural settings
74 x 75 in. (190 x 192 cm.)
India, Rajasthan, Nathadwara, circa 1850
With Krishna dancing in the midst of a circle of gopis, above friezes of a lotus pond, cows and a procession, within a border of figurative vignettes in architectural settings
74 x 75 in. (190 x 192 cm.)
Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
Literature
R. Skelton, Rajasthani Temple Hangings of the Krishna Cult, from the Collection of Karl Mann, New York, 1973