A Picchvai depicting the head priests of the shrines at Nathdwara, India, circa 1900

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

polychrome pigments and ink on cotton with gold highlights, painted with a palace with the head priests in the act of worship and courtly devotional scenes, opening in the centre for Shrinathji

painted area: 103 by 309cm.

panel: 240 by 309cm.

This beautifully hand-painted and detailed Picchvai would have originally been designed to hang behind the idol of Shrinathji, an incarnation of the Hindu god Krishna. The central opening would have been reserved for a separately painted image of Shrinathji, which this textile would have been intended to surround. The grand white architectural facades in the background recall the temple town of Nathdwara in Udaipur, where Shrinathji's mains shrine is located and an important pilgrimage centre. For more on this lot, see the online version of the catalogue.

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