Hand Painted Pichawai Wallhanging Devotional Temple Hanging Krishna: C19th India costume The quilt is in very

The quilt is in very good antique condition with some rubs and losses to the surface of some of the thinner dress fabrics

Stains and marks to silk velvet ground overall losses and wear to surface velvet

Dating from the 19th century and made in Britain the needlepoint embroidery is exquisite

132 x 87cm

Panel measures:

Hand Painted Pichawai Wallhanging Devotional Temple Hanging Krishna: C19th India costume The quilt is in veryItem Details. A gorgeous pichawai hand painted wall hanging from India and dating from the late 19th century. These paintings are known as pichwai or pichhavi and were made to hang in temples. The purpose was to narrate tales of Krishna to people who could not read. This hanging is large in size and has been hand painted onto a very fine cotton cloth, it depicts a festival procession with dancers and elephants etc. Its worked in a beautiful muted