The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of October 4, 2024
Rumal with Rama and Krishna scenes
1700s
Overall: 64.5 x 114 cm (25 3/8 x 44 7/8 in.)
Location: not on view
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Especially in the borders, some of the embroidery has fallen away, revealing the brushwork of the designer.Description
Royal and noble women of the western Himalayan valley of Chamba perfected the technique of double-sided embroidery in their creation of rumal, which they acquired as gifts on the occasion of their marriage. For this pictorial composition, an artist drew guide lines using a fine brush on handmade muslin, and women filled in the forms with brightly-colored untwisted silk floss. Inspired from Pahari paintings, scenes of Krishna with the gopis and cowherds coexist with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana adored by Hanuman.- George P. Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland Heights, OH?–1996William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1996–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.349