A PAINTED AND BLOCK-PRINTED PICCHVAI
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A PAINTED AND BLOCK-PRINTED PICCHVAI

NORTH INDIA, GUJARAT, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED AND BLOCK-PRINTED PICCHVAI
NORTH INDIA, GUJARAT, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments on textile
65 ½ x 53 in. (158.8 x 134.6 cm.)

Lot Essay

The current work depicts the festival of Gopashtami. The vivid red background of the picchvai, the presence of the anthropomorphic face above the sun, the drape of Krishna’s dhoti, and the block-printed floral motifs indicate the origin as Kutch, in the state of Gujarat.

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