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Traditional handpainted Madhubani painting of Goddess Kali
SKU
MPDJ0021
Handmade.
These paintings are usually created by using natural dyes and pigments. Practitioners of this art form use various mediums including their fingers, twigs, nib-pens, matchsticks and brushes to create intricate geometric patterns and exotic figures depicting scenes from mythology, images of gods, nature, animals, birds, and vivid scenes from the royal courts. Practiced for centuries and passed down from generation to generation, this art form was traditionally used to adorn the walls of mud huts of the practitioners, and over time they started using other surfaces including canvas and hand made paper.
Best framed in glass.
Seller :
D JHA
- Material Natural pigment on handmade paper
- Weight 500gm
- Height 30inchHeight 76.2cm
- Width 11inchWidth 27.94cm
- Depth 0.02inchDepth 0cm
Disclaimer: Being handcrafted, the actual item may differ slightly from the image shown. This painting is sold without a frame. The framed image is for illustration only
$204.47
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Highlights:
Handmade. These paintings are usually created by using natural dyes and pigments. Practitioners of this art form use various mediums including their fingers, twigs, nib-pens, matchsticks and brushes to create intricate geometric patterns and exotic figures depicting scenes from mythology, images of gods, nature, animals, birds, and vivid scenes from the royal courts. Practiced for centuries and passed down from generation to generation, this art form was traditionally used to adorn the walls of mud huts of the practitioners, and over time they started using other surfaces including canvas and hand made paper. Best framed in glass.
The story behind the art:
Madhubani painting or Mithila paintings originate from the ancient Mithila region of Bihar in India. Madhubani literally translates to "Forest of honey", and the origin of this art traces back to the times of the epic Ramayana, when it is believed that the King Janaka asked his court artists to paint scenes of the wedding of his daughter Sita to Rama. There are three main themes in Madhubani art - Nature, Social occasions and Religious stories that have all come together to become tales of legend and myth.
About the artist:
D JHA