P1406-002
Pichvai Or Devotional Shrine Hanging
Framed
Krishna & Attendants Standing At The River With Heavenly Vimans Overhead In Sun & Moon Filled Sky
Indian Asian
Deccan Plateau
India
19th C.
Metal Leaf And Pigment On Cloth
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The pichvai (picha – back, and vai – of) is a hanging cloth displayed behind the statue of a deity. In the 15th century the cult of bhakti, or devotion, swept over India... Read more
