Women Celebrating Spring Holi Festival, Gouache on Silk Vintage Indian Miniature Painting hand-embrodiered rain or shine

rain or shine

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With incised detailing for buttons

the style of which make me think 19th century for sure

More than three feet long

Women Celebrating Spring Holi Festival, Gouache on Silk Vintage Indian Miniature Painting hand-embrodiered rain or shineI am not at all an expert on Indian miniature style paintings but find them quite amazing, and when I happened upon this one at an antiques shop in my neck of the woods I had to bring it home. In addition to the jewel like colors and patterns and marvelous intensity of detail, I just love the depiction of a world of women coming together. I am more or less certain it portrays two scenes at Holi, or the "Festival of Colors," marking the end of winter