INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A Large Pichhavai of Raslila
India, Rajasthan, 19th Century
Depicting Krishna and the Gopis at night performing a circular dance under the night sky in the forest bordered by vignettes of Krishna's life in Vrindavan and lotus pond at bottom enclosed by a yellow frame with rosettes
93 9/16 x 69¼ in. (238.4 x 175.9 cm)

Lot Essay

Krishna appears several times in the lila (sport) dancing with the gopis through the power of his maya whereby each milkmaid believes that Krishna is dancing with her alone and revelling in the attention and union with her beloved God.

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