A PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATHJI AMONGST COWS
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A PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATHJI AMONGST COWS

NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATHJI AMONGST COWS
NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on textile
55 x 54 ¼ in. (139.7 x 137.8 cm.)

拍品专文

This picchvai depicts Krishna’s everyday activities as a blissful cowherd in Nathwara, Rajasthan. Gopashtami, a celebration of Krishna’s life as a cowherd, is symbolized in the form of the central scene, which represents Shri Nathji summoning the cattle with his melodious tunes. The topmost scenes represent Krishna’s unique relationship with the gopas (cowherds), gopis (milkmaids), and cattle in the middle of the forest, where gopis engage in Daan Lila or taking of the toll during Ekadashi or eleventh day of autumn. The interesting trapezoidal shape of the picchvai and the bright border with floral motif in bright colors resemble the shape of the main gates of Shri Nathji’s haveli or palace.

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