The tradition of pata-chitra painting in
Orissa (PDF)
Article from Asian Arts online journal:
Pata-Chitras of Orissa:
An Illustration of Some Common Themes
Page 1 (size ca. 4x6)
Page 2 (size ca. 6x8)
Page 3 (size ca. 6x12 - 12x15)
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Dimensions are approximate; some pictures are out-of-square.
Pictures are framed or unframed as indicated. Framed pictures are framed in a black metal frame, and placed under glass with spacer to separate the painting from the glass.
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Pata-chitra (painting on cloth) Bhubaneswar, Orissa ca. 6" x 4" $20.00 framed |
Goddess Durga, riding on her lion, slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura. |
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Pata-chitra (painting on cloth) Bhubaneswar, Orissa ca. 6" x 4" $20.00 framed |
The baby Krishna suckling the demoness Putana, who had intended to kill him by nursing him from her poisoned breast. |
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Pata-chitra (painting on cloth) Bhubaneswar, Orissa ca. 4" x 6" $20.00 framed
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Bharata mistakenly shooting at Hanuman as he carries Mount Gandhamadana from the Himalayas to Lanka, in order to bring the medicinal herbs, which are on the mountain, to revive the injured Lakshmana. (scene from the epic Ramayana) |
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Pata-chitra (painting on cloth) Bhubaneswar, Orissa ca. 4" x 6" $20.00 framed |
Krishna and his mother Yashoda. |
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