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Madhubani/Mithila Painting

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Dimensions of the painting without frame – 11″ x 4″

Mithila or Madhubani art is a style of Indian painting which originated in Madhubani district of Bihar.
The paintings are done with various tools such as fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens and matchsticks.
Every aspect of the painting is made naturally.
The paper is made of cow manure and the colours are made from vegetables and flowers such as marigold, rose etc.

The paintings mostly depict people and their association with nature and scenes and deities from the ancient epics. Natural objects like the sun, the moon and religious plants like tulsi and scenes from the royal court and social events like weddings are widely painted. In this form of paintings, no spce is left empty, the gaps are filled by painting of flowers, animals, birds and even geometric designs.

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