Materials, Methods & Symbolism in the Pichhvai Painting Tradition of RajasthanExplains pichhvais, the Indian cloth-paintings of religious significance. Step-by-step descriptions of the entire painting process from pigment preparation to burnishing. The method of making natural mineral colors presented for the first time. An important reference tool for art students and professionals. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
METHODS OF PAINTING AND ITS SYMBOLISM | 49 |
Burnishing | 94 |
Copyright | |
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alchemical applied Ayurveda azurite base colour Bhagavata Purana burnished centre century cinnabar circle cloth colour filling complete craft craftsmen danafarang dark darshana decoration deity Delhi detail dhumsa divine drawing earth ENDNOTES figure goguli gold leaf gold paint gopis Govardhan pichhvai green grinding gum arabic hair harabhata Hindu hinglu iconography illustrated India Indian indigo Indra Jaipur jewellery kharia Krishna lapis lazuli later lotus Maharasa Lila pichhvai malachite Master Bannuji mercury metals method of preparation mineral miniature painting mixed Moghul mortar Mount Govardhan myth Nathadwara neel orpiment outline painting tradition paper pencil peori Persian pichhvai pichhvai painting pigment prataj prussian blue Pushtimarg Rajasthan ramraj ranga rasa Rasa Lila red lac represents round brush sacred senior craftsman shade Shammi Shiva Shrinathji sindur squirrel-hair brush stone STUDIO PRACTICE surface symbol TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING Thangka Tibetan trace transparent wash tree ultramarine under-paint Vallabhacharya Varsha pichhvai yantra zangal