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THE COLLECTION OF MARILYN T. GRAYBURN, NEW YORK
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A PICCHWAI FOR SHARAT PURNIMA
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, NATHDWARA, 19TH CENTURY
69Ω x 58 in. (176.5 x 147.3 cm.)
$8,000-12,000
The present picchwai is for use on Sharat Purnima, the autumn moon festival.
Gopis gather around Shrinathji in dance under the star and moonlit night. The
border of the picchwai comprises 27 miniature paintings, mostly depicting
darshan, or viewings, of Shrinathji as they change throughout the seasons of
the year. The lower register depicts the feast of the Annakut Festival and the
Dana Lila. Compare the present lot to another Sharat Purnima picchwai sold at
Christie’s New York, 20 March 2019, lot 727.

A Picchwai of Shri Nathji; North India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara or Jodhpur, Late 19th Century;
83 ¾ x 105 ½ in. (212.8 x 268 cm.); sold, Christie’s New York, 20 March 2019, lot 727, for
$17,500.

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