Early 20th Century India Pichhavai Shrinathji Pichhwai Krishna Vishnu Painting Antique Indigo Natural Pigments

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A pichhavai of Shrinathji in pichhora shringara to welcome the rainy season. With the monsoon the colors of the shringara shift to brighter hues of deep red and contrasting saffron.

Dressed in a loose red garment (pichhora) with bold border and motifs and a turban, decorated with a jeweled turban ornament, Shrinathji is garlanded with enameled lotus buds flowers mala and light pearl strands. In the crook of his right arm is his signature flute.

The ornamentation for this occasion is kept to a minimum probably because of the warm weather.

This is an identical composition among the Shrinathji temple Pichhwai holdings done by Ghasiram. Typically this pichhavai is hung on Ashadh Krishna 1, right on the cusp of the monsoon season. The grey background and oval opening depicts the cave opening on Mount Govardhan.

This is a fragment, part of a larger Pichhwai, stretched and framed much later on a wood frame. aVegetable pigments on cloth.

Approximate size: 16.5 x 22.5 inch

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