Page 175 - Christie's Inidian and HImalayan Works of Art, March 2019
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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          A PICCHVAI OF KRISHNA  AND TWO GOPIS                Shrinathji, an incarnation of Krishna, plays his fute amidst two lithe gopis or
          NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, NATHDWARA, LATE 19TH CENTURY  milkmaids. This picchvai, heightened with gold, is typically used for worship
          Opaque pigments on textile                          during the summer months, when Krishna spends most of his time on the
          83æ x 86Ω (212.7 x 219.7 cm.)                       Yamuna River.
          $8,000-10,000





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