Unknown Maker, Indian

Two Priests at the Shrine of Shri Nath-ji

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Two Priests at the Shrine of Shri Nath-ji

Year

early 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, watercolor

Dimensions

213.4 x 20.6 cm (84 x 8 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

84.020

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)
Jul 17, 1987 – Sep 06, 1987
A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)
Jun 26, 1987 – Sep 20, 1987
Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

WIth the rise of an intensely personal strain of devotional Hinduism, Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, became one of the most widely worshipped deities in India. This hanging was used in the rituals of th sect founded by Vallabhacarya in the late 15th century and its central figure represents the actual black stone image of Krishna brought to its main temple in Nathadwara in Rajasthan under miraculous circumstances in 1691. Hangings such as this one are used behind the icon and act as a stage set for a veariety of seasonal ceremonies.

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Two Priests at the Shrine of Shri Nath-ji, early 1800s
watercolor; cotton
213.4 x 20.6 cm (84 x 8 1/8 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 84.020

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