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Brocade Pichwai Panel

Unknown Maker20th century

Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography
Bangalore, India

A blue ground, square shaped, layered and pieced pichwai panel with a trellis design, filled with elephant and horse motifs, and rendered in gold and red. Its large borders are made of butta paterns on red ground with flowering plant motifs on maroon ground repeated on all corners. These kind of pichwais were primarily used as backdrops in the winter season.

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  • Title: Brocade Pichwai Panel
  • Creator: Unknown Maker
  • Date Created: 20th century
  • Physical Dimensions: L.175 cm, W. 175 cm
  • Medium: Silk brocade
  • Region: Gujarat/Benares, India
  • Department: Textiles, Craft & Design
Museum of Art & Photography

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