Lot no. 77
77. A picchavai depicting four maidens dancing at the autumn full moon (Sarat Purnama)
Rajasthan, probably Kotah, late 19th/20th Century
gouache on cloth, framed
141 x 118 cm.; with frame 146 x 123 cm.
Above the maidens are divine couples riding in celestial chariots, and at their feet flows the River Jumna.
For a very similar composition, perhaps part of a larger hanging, dated to the second quarter of the 19th Century, see R. Skelton, Rajasthani Temple Hangings of the Krishna Cult, New York 1973, pp. 50-51, no. 10.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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