Original Kalighat Patachitra Indian Painting Hindu Gods Krishna Indian Folk Art. This scroll painting, depicts Hindu god Krishna with his eternal lover Radha and a gopika (maid) in the background, painted in a similar style to the Kalighat paintings produced during the 19th century. H 53 cm, W 33 cm. Patachitra (Patua) known for its brilliant play of colours, is a folk art form of rural Bengal that has been in existence for many centuries. The word Pata from the Sanskrit word Patta meaning cloth. Patachitra are charactrised by religious or social motifs and images painted with vegetable dyes fixed with a vegetable gum on paper and fabric from old saris is glued to the back to strengthen the scroll. Rained in the traditional Patua form of folk art by her father and uncle, hails from West Bengal in India. Despite marrying into a family that disapproved of women painting, Swarna went on to become an extremely successful Patua artist. PLEASE NOTE: All our products are handmade. Every piece is individually handcrafted by artisans in India based on craft styles that are centuries old. There may be natural blemishes or variations that are not product flaws. Such variations are inherent in the manufacturing of handmade products, so you may expect minor distinctions that make handmade products special and truly one of a kind! Atterns and colours may vary slightly. The item “Original Kalighat Patachitra Indian Painting Hindu Gods Krishna Indian Folk Art” is in sale since Tuesday, December 06, 2016. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “indigenius” and is located in Greenford. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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, Russian federation, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Chile.

• Date of Creation: 2000-Now
• Region of Origin: India
• Signed?: Signed
• Style: Folk Art
• Subject: Religious & Inspirational
• Brand: Swarna Chitrakar
• Original/ Repro: Original
• Medium: Natural dyes on paper with cotton back
• Features: Signed
• Originality: Original