Lot 125
A FINE PICCHAVAI OF SRI NATHJI
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, NATHDWARA, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
gouache on cloth with silver and gold highlights, depicting Sri Nathji wearing beaded and pearl necklaces, garlands of flowers and a large peacock-feather headdress, holding the lakut and lotuses in his right hand, backed by a patterned blue background, with the golden pandan box, betel leaves and covered pitcher of holy Jamuna water at his feet, a row of cows bearing auspicious handprints at bottom, all within a floral yellow border, on stretcher
Dimensions
143.5cm x 86.5cm
Provenance
Ex Private Collection, Spain.