Description
PICHWAI-STYLE LACE PANEL
KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS IN THE RASA LILA
WORKED IN THE MANNER OF A PICHWAI PAINTING, THE OPENWORK LACE PANEL SHOWS KRISHNA AT THE CENTER, WITH A HALO, STANDING FRONTALLY AND FLANKED BY GOPIS IN FLOWING SKIRTS, ORNAMENTS AND HALOES, WHO SWAY IN THE CIRCLE OF THE RASA LILA. HALOED MUSICIAN FIGURES APPEAR ALONG THE LOWER REGISTER. BEHIND THEM RISES A STYLISED KADAMBA TREE BENEATH A DENSE CANOPY OF FLORAL AND LATTICE-PATTERNED FOLIAGE, AND THE BORDERS ARE FILLED WITH GEOMETRIC HONEYCOMB AND ROSETTE LACEWORK. THE FIGURES ARE PICKED OUT IN FINER, DENSER STITCHING AGAINST A LIGHTER MESH GROUND, GIVING A PLEASING CONTRAST OF SOLID AND OPEN AREAS. ROSE-BEIGE/DUSTY-PINK TONE.
KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS IN THE RASA LILA
WORKED IN THE MANNER OF A PICHWAI PAINTING, THE OPENWORK LACE PANEL SHOWS KRISHNA AT THE CENTER, WITH A HALO, STANDING FRONTALLY AND FLANKED BY GOPIS IN FLOWING SKIRTS, ORNAMENTS AND HALOES, WHO SWAY IN THE CIRCLE OF THE RASA LILA. HALOED MUSICIAN FIGURES APPEAR ALONG THE LOWER REGISTER. BEHIND THEM RISES A STYLISED KADAMBA TREE BENEATH A DENSE CANOPY OF FLORAL AND LATTICE-PATTERNED FOLIAGE, AND THE BORDERS ARE FILLED WITH GEOMETRIC HONEYCOMB AND ROSETTE LACEWORK. THE FIGURES ARE PICKED OUT IN FINER, DENSER STITCHING AGAINST A LIGHTER MESH GROUND, GIVING A PLEASING CONTRAST OF SOLID AND OPEN AREAS. ROSE-BEIGE/DUSTY-PINK TONE.
Buyer's Premium
30% up to
£100,000.00
25% up to
£1,000,000.00
20% above
£1,000,000.00
PICHWAI-STYLE LACE PANEL | KRISHNA AND THE GOPIS IN THE RASA LILA
Estimate £1,000-£2,000
Starting Bid
£800
2 bidders are watching this item
Shipping & Pickup DetailsItem located in: England, South Croydon, UK
Accepted Payment Methods
Wire Transfer (Bank Payment)
Meet the Auction House
Aurum Auctions England, United Kingdom
2
0.0
57
Vistas: Indian Art Through the Decades
Oct 21, 2026, 3:30 AM EDTEngland, South Croydon, UK
£4,000
£300
£300
£500
£200
Related Items
£300
£130
$45
£300
£300
£300
$100
£200
£200
£300
$300
$750
TOP