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INDIAN LARGE HAND PAINTED PABUJI PHADA CLOTH browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1920: Item # 1172956
DAY FINE ARTS By Appointment Central London Tel 0 777 55 66 398 $1250 |
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| 410 X 135 cm. Signs of old repairs, $$faded at base. I cannot read date if contained in central inscription, estimated to be early 20th century or earlier. "Phadas are large cloth folk paintings carried from village to village by bhopas (storytellers) of the Nayak tribe in Rajasthan, Northern Gujarat and Western Madhya Pradesh. depicting legendary tales of famous persons who have usually attained divine status and are given the respect and honor due a divinity. Phada painting is a hereditary profession for the Joshi clan of the Chhipa caste of the Bilwara and Chittorgarh districts of Rajasthan. Phadas are not produced during the monsoon season when the folk heroes are asleep. Coarse cotton is prepared with a barley and gum paste and later polished with wood or a stone for smoothness. On an auspicious day, a ritual offering to Saraswati, the Goddess of learning and fine arts, prepares the cloth for a kumari (virgin) to make the first brush stroke. Sketching is done with a non-pemanent yellow pigment followed by saffron for the faces and bodies. Other colors follow and the black outline is applied last. The artist signs the piece in the central section where the legendary figure, the largest figure, is painted. The eyes and the bhopa's name and date are painted only after the cloth is given to the bhopa".Mary Ann Fitzgerald | ||
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