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FROM RAMAYANA: |
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Prince Rama, his brother Lakshmana, and the monkey
king Sugriva fight the demon Ravana and his army (above)
by Krishna Nand Jha. India;
Mithila region, Bihar state.
Ink and colors on paper.
1975-1982
Asian
Art Museum of San Francisco. Museum acquisition made possible
in part by the Society for Asian Art, 1999.39.41. Used by permission.
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Scenes from the last book of the Ramayana )
by Shashi Kala Devi. India; Mithila region, Bihar State.
Ink and colors on paper.
1981
Asian Art Museum
of San Francisco.
Museum acquisition made possible in part by
the Society for Asian Art, 1999.39.50.
Used by permission.
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| EVERYDAY
LIFE: |
"Women's Work" (above)
by Vinita Jha, village Rajnagar
Madhubani District
2002
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"Women's Woes" (above)
by Pinki Kumari, Mithila Art Institute
2004
Madhubani District
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"The Bus" (above)
by Gopal Saha, village Laheriaganj
Madhubani District
2004
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"Train with Landscape" (above)
by Kamelsh Roy, Mithila Art Institute
2004
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"Marriage Icons" (above)
by Pinki Kumari, Mithila Art Institute
Madhubani District
2004
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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Marriage chamber (khobar ghar) images (above)
by Indu Kumari, Mithila Art Institute, 2004
Madhubani District
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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CONTEMPORARY THEMES:
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"The 9/11 attack on the World Trade Towers" (above)
by Kamelsh Roy, Mithila Art Institute
2003
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"The Cricket Match: India vs Pakistan"
(right)
by Kamlesh Roy, Mithila Art Institute
2004
From the collection of Vishnu Padayachee.
Used by permission.
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HINDU
RELIGIOUS
IMAGES: |
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Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (above)
by Ranjini Devi, Madhubani, 2004
Madhubani District
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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Krisha as cowherd (above)
by Archana Kumari, Mithila Art Institute, 2004
Madhubani District
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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DESIGN: |
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"The Toddy Tree" (above)
by Rampari Devi,
village Jitwarpur
Madhubani District
2004
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission. |
"Lord Salhesh on his Elephant with his
Brothers, and the Sun," (above)
by Ram Kumari,
village Jitwarpur
Madhubani District
2004
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"Lotus Pond with Flowers, Fish, Turtles, Snakes and Crabs"
(above)
by Bipha Das, village Ranti
Madhubani District
2003
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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"Village festival, with River and Shiva Lingam"
(above)
by Lalita Devi, Jitwarpur, 2004
Madhubani District
Ethnic
Arts Foundation
Used by permission.
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