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accession number:	1937.454
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.454
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Pichvai of Shri Nathji, 1825–50. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara. Gum tempera, silver, and gold on cotton; overall: 257 x 169.5 cm (101 3/16 x 66 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1937.454

title:				Pichvai of Shri Nathji
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creation date:			1825–50
creation date earliest:		1825
creation date latest:		1850
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara
technique:	Gum tempera, silver, and gold on cotton
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 257 x 169.5 cm (101 3/16 x 66 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		For Modern America from the Ancient Near East
	opening date:   1948-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>For Modern America from the Ancient Near East</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).

	title:		Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2020-08-14T04:00:00
	<i>Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1937
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1937-
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wall description:
Painted-cloth devotional wall hangings (<em>pichvai</em>) form the backdrop to the worship of Krishna as Shri Nathji. As a result of long-term exposure, these textiles are usually faded and worn.<br> <br>The icon of Krishna as Shri Nathji is the central figure. On either side of him, milkmaids with arms entwined join him in a state of ecstasy. Experiencing the bliss of divine play (<em>lila</em>) with Krishna is the main religious goal for followers of the Pushti Marg sect of Hinduism to which this work belongs. Episodes from the life of Krishna and a border of adoring cows frame the central scene.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 311
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n331

	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	cat. no. 93
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