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

A wonderful vintage Indian bead & glass painting. Ornately decorated sacred cow and calf with Krishna, the long enduring Hindu motif, Surabhi. Presented in its original pale Prussian blue vintage Art Deco period, hardwood frame, with raised incised wave finished surface. Depicted in the this delightful vintage Indian bead & glass painting is a much loved, perenial 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. Hindus revere and venerate cows in their millions. Indeed, Hinduism raises the status of Mother here to the level of Goddess, and is considered sacred 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 overpainted to complete the image. This example is presented in its original pale Prussian blue, Art Deco period frame.

We have other versions of Surabhi bead and reverse glass paintings for sale, as well as other motifs such as Indian birdlife. ORIGINAL HARDBOARD BACKBOARD WITH HANGING HOOKS TO TOP EDGE. WILL BE DISPATCHED PROTECTED IN POLYSTYRENE.

The seller is "lacewing-interiors" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago.

Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Originality: Original
Signed: No
Size: Medium
Date of Creation: 1930/40s
Material: Glass
Item Length: 46.75 cms
Framing: Framed
Original// Repro: Original
Subject: Cows
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 2.25 cms
Painting Surface: GLASS.
Style: Indian
Features: Framed, Signed
Production Technique: REVERSE GLASS & BEAD
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 36.5 cms
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949