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Temple cloth celebrating Krishna (pichhavai)
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Painted pigments (kalamkari) and glued gold on cotton, India Deccan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Yukikazu and Kimiko Iwasa in memory of Seizaburo Shizuko and Toshikazu Iwasa 2022
Title: Temple cloth celebrating Krishna (pichhavai)
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Painted pigments (kalamkari) and glued gold on cotton, India Deccan.
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