Lot 37
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A WINTER CEREMONY AT THE SHRINE OF SHRI NATHJI
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A WINTER CEREMONY AT THE SHRINE OF SHRI NATHJI

Kota or NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, North India, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A WINTER CEREMONY AT THE SHRINE OF SHRI NATHJI

Kota or NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, North India, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
A heavily bejewelled and decorated idol of Shri Nathji, wearing a bright yellow stole being worshipped by a nobleman dressed in a yellow silk dhoti, green tunic and jewellery, holding a multi-flamed diya on the left with an attendant clapping on the right and a well-dressed child in the foreground all surrounded by a bright blue background with light floral decorations
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
11 ¾ x 7 5/8 in. (30 x 19.4 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by 1978
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Lot Essay

As discussed by M. Ghose in Gates of the Lord, The Tradition of Krishna Paintings, "the veneration and adornment of Shri Nathji is adjusted according to the seasons" (op.cit. exhibition catalogue, Chicago, 2015, cat.65, p.132). In the present painting, the idol of Shri Nathji is draped in a large orange cloth designed to protect him from the cold. Before him, a charcoal brazier is lit to warm up the sanctum. The priest standing on the left is Tilkayat Damodarji (1655-1704) who performs an early morning ceremony by waiving a lamp in front of Shri Nathji, removing any spirits that might have caused harm to the idol during the night.

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