A spectacular 12 ft x 12 ft pichvai (temple curtain hung behind the deity),on the dining room wall was one of his most treasured pieces. Dating back a hundred-and-fifty years, the pichvai surely takes your breath away. It is from Nathdwara in Rajasthan, a town famous for renderings of Krishna. Fida Ali had purchased it from a famous collector and specialist in the UK.
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- Master of understatement, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 05:05