Pichwai painting is a 400 year old art tradition. Around 1400 A.D an idol of Krishna lifting the Govardhan mountain was discovered in Nathdwara Udaipur, Rajasthan. Later, a temple was constructed at the site in Nathdwara. The first pichwai painting was created to decorate this temple. ‘Pich’ means ‘back’ and ‘Wai’ means ‘hanging’. Pichwai paintings are painted on cloth and used as wall hangings on the temple walls.
Pichwai painting is a 400 year old art tradition. Around 1400 A.D an idol of Krishna lifting the Govardhan mountain was discovered in Nathdwara Udaipur, Rajasthan. Later, a temple was constructed at the site in Nathdwara. The first pichwai painting was created to decorate this temple. ‘Pich’ means ‘back’ and ‘Wai’ means ‘hanging’. Pichwai paintings are painted on cloth and used as wall hangings on the temple walls. They could even be embroidered textiles. The subject is always various stories of Lord Krishna, and in the pichwais from Nathdwara, Krishna is portrayed as Srinathji. Earlier natural colours were used, but the contemporary pichwai paintings are made with poster/ acrylic colours and 24 karat gold foil/ paint.
Medium - Poster color on cloth
13x21 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
10.5x13 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
10.5x13 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
10.5x13 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
13x21.5 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
10.5x13 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
66x47 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
12x12 Inch Each
Medium - Poster color on cloth
9.5x12 Inch Each
Medium - Poster color on cloth
60x42 Inch
Medium - Poster colour with 24cart gold foil on cloth
95x59 Inch
Medium - Poster color on cloth
60x38 Inch
