Rasa Lila Pichwai
Rasa Lila Pichwai
Place of OriginIndia, Rajasthan, Nathadwara
Dateabout 1875-1900
Dimensionselement: 209.9 x 277.5 cm (82 5/8 x 109 1/4 in.)(Dealer)
MediumOpaque watercolor heightened with gold on cloth
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LineGift of Arthur J. Secor, by exchange
Object number
2009.4
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Published Referencescf. Lazaro, Desmond Peter, Pichhvai Painting Tradition of Rajasthan: Materials, Methods and Symbolism, Ahmedabad, Mapin, 2005. cf. Lyons, Tryna, The Artists of Nathadwara: The Practice of Painting in Rajasthan, Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2004. cf. Schweig, G. M., Dance of the Divine Love: The Rasa Lila of Krishna from the Bhagavata Purana, India's classic sacred love story., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005.- Works on Paper
Mewar School, attributed to Manohar
about 1655-1660
School of Mu'in Musavvir
about 1650
4th-5th century CE
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