Vintage Indian Bead & Reverse Glass Painting. Cow With Calf, & Krishna. Surabhi

  

Vintage Indian bead & glass painting. Ornately decorated sacred cow and calf with Krishna, the.

Period, hardwood frame, its surface decorated with a raised rolling wave pattern finish. Depicted in the this delightful vintage Indian. Is a much loved, perennial Hindu motif, the sacred cow suckling her calf known as Surabhi. This bovine-goddess is described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who. Provides her owner with whatever he or she desires, and is often portrayed as the mother of other cattle, as here.

Raises the status of Mother here to the level of Goddess, and. Providing, as it does, life sustaining milk, an enduring. Symbol of the divine bounty of earth.

A substantial part of the Krishna legend is associated with cows, cowherds and pastoral life in general in Vrindavan, images of Krishna. Frolicking amongst the gopis, or milkmaids, familiar to all. Krishna is seen here top right. Bead and glass painting is an age-old Indian.

Tradition, in which part of the image is first crafted in strung glass beads, before the framed glass is under-painted to complete the. This example is presented in its original. We have other versions of Surabhi bead and reverse glass paintings for sale, as well as other motifs such as Indian birdlife.

ANTIQUE MARBLE TEMPLE STATUES OF SURABHI MOTIF AND EASEL FOR DISPLAY ONLY, AND NOT INCLUDED. WILL BE DISPATCHED ENCASES IN POLYSTYRENE FOR PROTECTION. On the home page of the listing.

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1. Region of Origin: RAJASTHAN
2. Handmade: Yes
3. Production Technique: REVERSE GLASS & BEAD PAINTING
4. Framing: Framed
5. Country/Region of Manufacture: India
6. Style: Vintage
7. Item Height: 35cms
8. Item Width: 44.5 cms
9. Material: PAINTING ON GLASS, BEADS BENEATH.
10. Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
11. Type: REVERSE GLASS & BEAD PAINTING
12. Features: Framed, One of a Kind (OOAK)
13. Subject: BOVINE GODDESS, SURABHI
14. Painting Surface: GLASS.
15. Originality: Original
16. Original// Repro: Original
17. Date of Creation: 1925-1949