"Radha-Krishna" Painting by Mr. Jha - Part 2

The other Madhubani painting that I bought from Mr. Jha in Delhi Hath was also of "Radha-Krishna" sitting in the tree and it also had loads of fish on the sides. This painting had "Radha-Krishna" standing in the center surrounded by fish and flowers. There was loads of lemon yellow and I particularly loved the combination.

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1. "Radha-Krishna" painting.

"Radha-Krishna" Painting by Mr. Jha - Part 1

The first time I bought Madhubani paintings was in 2012 in Delhi Hath (Dillii Haath). This is the place where you can see many tourists and many foreigners. It is a closed bazaar and you have to buy a ticket. Inside there are many stalls and shops where artists from all over India sell their handicrafts. The most popular products would be bead jewelry, metal rings, bracelets, bangles, Indian clothes and textiles, Punjabi and Rajasthani shoes, shawls and carpets. There are many restaurants that sell street food as well.

One of the first shops is the Madhubani art shop and it always attracts many people. That's not the only one shop! If you walk further, you can see two or three more shops and the style of art differs. It is really possible to find your type of Madhubani painting.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: None of the pictures can be reproduced, printed and/or sold online or in any other way. These pictures are only for educational purposes and personal use. The art is not by me but by Namita and Dharamnath Jha.

1. Mr Jha.

This is the artist from whom I bought my two A1 sized paintings. Later, the painter gave us a business card where the names identified were Nanbita Jha and Dharamnath Jha. I suppose that these are the names of the artists (or other family members) that made these paintings.

Mr. Jha, Delhi Hath, 2012

"Fish" and "Lion" Paintings From Mela

From time to time we get to visit folk art fairs in Noida. These fairs happen all over India. It is possible to buy Madhubani, Rajasthani Phad, Orissa and other paintings and handicrafts. In this post I want to show you small sized Madhubani paintings (half A4 size) that I bought for hundred rupees each. The unfortunate part was - I didn't have much money with me so I was happy to at least get those.

1. In the first picture we can see Prakash - a young artist from Madhubani village, Bihar. He was still learning and many of the small sized paintings were made by him. In the background we can see the reproductions of the famous Baua Devi's "Yellow Snake" and "The Red Head" (of course their real names would be based on Hindu mythology). Prakash said that Baua Devi is his grandmother. I don't know if such a coincidence could happen but maybe Baua Devi had many sons, then, why not? The Snake and the Head paintings costed between 3000-4000 rs and as I only had 500, I picked up some postcard sized mini Madhubani paintings. (See below)

Madhubani artist Prakash and his shop at the art fair in Noida, UP, 2013