Pichvai with Ladies under the Tree Motif (Vrikshachari)
Unknown
c. 1820-1830
Medium
Cotton, painted, mordant-dyed, wax resisted, with gold and mica gilding
Dimensions
118 × 110 cm (46 7/16 × 43 5/16 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
248217
About the Artist
Unknown
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