Lot Essay
This picchvai was used in the summer months to provide a cooling atmosphere for the Shri Nathji image.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTOR
A picchvai for the summer season
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A picchvai for the summer season
India, Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
Pink lotus and green vines and lotus pads set against a silver background carefully delineated with water ripples, with small fish swimming amidst the lotus in the lower section, all surrounded by a floral orange border
Opaque and silver pigments on textile
49½ x 43¼ in. (126 x 110 cm.)
India, Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
Pink lotus and green vines and lotus pads set against a silver background carefully delineated with water ripples, with small fish swimming amidst the lotus in the lower section, all surrounded by a floral orange border
Opaque and silver pigments on textile
49½ x 43¼ in. (126 x 110 cm.)