INDIA, DECCAN, GOLCONDA, 18TH CENTURY

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A Temple Hanging, Khanda Bat
India, Deccan, Golconda, 18th Century
Featuring seven gopis clad in gold saris each decorated in floral motif dancing in the night under a shower of blossoms before a silver lotus pond with gold leaf border
18½ x 58¼ in. (47 x 148 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The textile would likely have decorated an altar before the image of Krishna. Compare to a similarly decorated pichhavai illustrated in R. Skelton, Rajasthani Temple Hangings of the Krishna Cult, 1973, pl.2, where the author notes that the shower of blossoms relates to the monsoon season and suggests that these hangings may have been used for the popular festival Janmashtami.

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