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Original Pichhavai from Rajasthan, India, early 20th Century

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 EUR Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,000.00 EUR
Original Pichhavai from Rajasthan, India, early 20th Century
Pichhavai painting on silk
India; Nathdwara, early 20th Century
A large Pichhavai of Krishna and the Gopi
Similar Pichhavai reach up to 70.000 euro at international auctions
Dimensions: 126 x 183 cm
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.
The Pichhavai painting on silk from Nathdwara (Northern India) depicts a lively scene with Gopi (milk maid), who are dancing for Krishna. Among the episodes in Krishna’s life is the Shrimad Bhagavata with the Rasa Lila, also known as Rasa Panchadhyayi. The Rasa Panchadhyay tells how the Gopi, in the full moon night in the month of Ashvina, are attracted by the emphatic sounds of Krishna’s flute and flock to the river Vrindavana. In their ecstatic happiness the Rasa dance in a large circle with the Gopi and each one of them miraculously finds the lord of their heart, and they dance as if they are alone. The Pichhavai is full of lively colours and the magnificent garbs, the brightly shining sari of the Gobi are depicted in detailed manner. The silk cloth is additionally embellished with elevations of gold.



The Pichhavai is in good, age-appropriate condition with usual age-related signs of wear. The painting displays some abrasion of the paint. The silk cloth has visible former folding lines and is slightly creased. The total dimensions are 126 x 183 cm.



Pichhavai

Nathdwara painting refers to the traditional painting and School of artists that aroused in Nathdwara, a town in the district of Rajsamand in the Western area of Rajasthan in India. There are different sub-categories of Nathdwara painting that Pichhavai belongs to as the most prominent category. The word Pichhavai derives from the Sanskrit wordpich meaning ‘back’ andhavai meaning ‘hanging’. Pichhavai are paintings on cloth that are hung behind images of the Hindu god Shrinathji. Nathdwara painting is again a sub-category of Mewar style and is seen as one of the most important streams of miniature painting of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
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