NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Bright summer colors of pink and green, with a yellow floral motif bordering the current work indicate that it was used for worship of Shrinathji during the summer months, in the Nathwara district of Rajasthan. In this picchvai, Radha and Krishna walk blithely through the waters of the Yamuna River, while devotees and attendants watch in amusement.