{"title":"Kalamkari Paintings","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-sacred-processions-in-maroon-and-gold","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Sacred Processions in Maroon and Gold","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Sacred Processions in Maroon and Gold' is a horizontal Kalamkari painting arranged in four long registers that read like the pages of an illustrated epic. Bands of mustard yellow carrying painted captions divide the tiers, in the manner of the great narrative cloths of the Kalamkari tradition, and the whole surface is crowded with deities, attendants, animals and processions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre, a four-armed deity sits cross-legged on a lotus within a framed shrine, the still point of the composition. Around this figure, rows of crowned and haloed figures walk, dance and gather beneath parasols and canopies; some ride horses or an elephant, others carry bows, fans and offerings. A great coiled serpent rises in the third register, and small shrines with seated figures appear at intervals. A border of white flowers on black frames the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep maroon, cream and mustard yellow lead the palette, with touches of orange in the halos and blue in the faces of several figures. Every figure is drawn in fine, confident line with closely patterned garments, and the captioned bands give the composition a steady horizontal rhythm. It is a rich, absorbing painting for a long wall above a sofa, sideboard or bed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brahm Collection","offers":[{"title":"36 x 24 inches","offer_id":45808730374167,"sku":null,"price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 x 36 inches","offer_id":45808730406935,"sku":null,"price":558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 48 inches","offer_id":45808730439703,"sku":null,"price":723.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"72 x 60 inches","offer_id":45808730472471,"sku":null,"price":976.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/77.webp?v=1792650461"},{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-dashavatara-around-the-red-lotus","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Dashavatara Around the Red Lotus","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Dashavatara Around the Red Lotus' is a Kalamkari painting built around the ten incarnations of Vishnu, one of the great devotional themes of Indian art. Five arched niches at the top and five at the bottom hold the avatars, while a twelve-petalled lotus fills the centre, turning the composition into a kind of devotional mandala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the upper arches appear the fish, the tortoise, the boar-headed Varaha, the lion-headed Narasimha and the small Vamana; the lower arches hold an axe-bearer, an archer, a figure with a plough, a figure seated on a brick altar and a rider on a white horse. Each lotus petal carries a small figure scene, and at the centre, within a ringed medallion, two figures dance beneath a tree. Scrolling white foliage fills the spaces between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed, black and cream make a restrained, graphic palette, with a dark indigo border of linked floral motifs enclosing the whole. The fine, pen-like linework and the alternation of red and black niches give the painting a crisp, rhythmic order. It is a calm, contemplative piece for a study, a prayer room or a modern living space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brahm Collection","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 inches","offer_id":45808733290519,"sku":null,"price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36 x 48 inches","offer_id":45809669373975,"sku":null,"price":558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 x 60 inches","offer_id":45809669406743,"sku":null,"price":723.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 72 inches","offer_id":45809669439511,"sku":null,"price":976.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/38_1296b807-cfea-449e-98b1-dfbe49e3307d.webp?v=1792659160"},{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-panchamukhi-ganesha-on-crimson","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Panchamukhi Ganesha on Crimson","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Panchamukhi Ganesha on Crimson' is a Kalamkari painting of Ganesha in his five-headed form, seated beneath an arch on a crimson ground. The five-headed Ganesha is a less common and especially auspicious form, and here it becomes the subject of a dense, richly ornamented image built almost entirely from fine line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGanesha sits cross-legged on a lotus throne, his five elephant heads crowned and fanned around a central face, with several arms holding a serpent, a goad, a pot and other attributes, and one hand raised in blessing. His body and garments are covered in fine floral and scale-like patterning. Two small mice sit on a black and white chequered floor at either side, and an arched canopy with floral spandrels rises above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrimson, cream, ochre and black make a warm, earthy palette, with a thin line of sky blue running inside the border. The ornament is so fine that the figure reads almost like carved ivory against the red ground. It is a striking, devotional painting for an entrance, a study or a prayer room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brahm Collection","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 inches","offer_id":45808733749271,"sku":null,"price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36 x 48 inches","offer_id":45809670684695,"sku":null,"price":558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 x 60 inches","offer_id":45809670717463,"sku":null,"price":723.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 72 inches","offer_id":45809670750231,"sku":null,"price":976.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/35.webp?v=1792659282"},{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-dancing-ganesha-within-the-roundels","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Dancing Ganesha Within the Roundels","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Dancing Ganesha Within the Roundels' is a Kalamkari painting in which a many-armed Ganesha dances in a temple shrine, surrounded by a ring of circular scenes. Placing a central deity within a frame of smaller narratives lets the painting be read both as an icon and as a sequence of stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGanesha stands at the centre beneath a scalloped arch and a tiered roof, his several arms holding a goad, a noose, an axe and other attributes, one foot raised in dance. Above and below him, rows of arched niches hold five smaller dancing forms of Ganesha. Around the central panel, twenty-four roundels show pairs and small groups of figures, dancing, walking beneath trees and gathering in conversation, set among pink flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack, cream and rose pink lead the palette, with touches of violet blue in the pillars and the roof. The figures are drawn in fine cream line on black, which gives the painting a crisp, engraved quality, and an outer border of paisleys and flowers completes the frame. It is an elegant, detailed piece for a living room, a study or a prayer space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brahm Collection","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 inches","offer_id":45808733847575,"sku":null,"price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36 x 48 inches","offer_id":45809670914071,"sku":null,"price":558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 x 60 inches","offer_id":45809670946839,"sku":null,"price":723.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 72 inches","offer_id":45809670979607,"sku":null,"price":976.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/32_f0d4be0c-9359-4cf4-bc10-bff25403c639.webp?v=1792659383"},{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-story-roundels-in-black-and-coral","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Story Roundels in Black and Coral","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Story Roundels in Black and Coral' is a Kalamkari painting organised around a central lotus medallion, with panels and roundels of narrative scenes on every side. It reflects the storytelling heart of the Kalamkari tradition, with dozens of small episodes arranged in a strict, symmetrical frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre, a red disc holds a group of figures, encircled by a ring of petals each containing a dancing figure. Above and below, rectangular panels show figures with bows, elephants and processions, with narrow strips of smaller figures between them. Twenty-four roundels run around the edge, showing figures among trees, a coiled serpent, an elephant and scenes set on chequered floors, all on a field of coral and rust scrollwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack, cream, coral and rust make a warm, graphic palette, with the red of the central disc as its focal point. The cream linework on black gives each scene sharp clarity, and a patterned outer border of cream and black frames the whole. It is a painting that rewards close looking, well suited to a study or a large living-room wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brahm Collection","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 inches","offer_id":45808748855319,"sku":null,"price":402.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36 x 48 inches","offer_id":45809671143447,"sku":null,"price":558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"48 x 60 inches","offer_id":45809671176215,"sku":null,"price":723.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 x 72 inches","offer_id":45809671208983,"sku":null,"price":976.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/38.webp?v=1792652065"},{"product_id":"handpainted-pattachitra-ganesha-in-the-emerald-medallion","title":"Handpainted – Kalamkari – Ganesha in the Emerald Medallion","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Ganesha in the Emerald Medallion' is a Kalamkari painting in which a seated Ganesha fills a green circular medallion at the heart of an elaborate frame of narrative panels. The arrangement of a central icon surrounded by stories gives the painting both focus and depth, with the green ground setting the deity apart like a jewel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGanesha sits on a throne within an arched shrine, holding a lotus and other attributes, his trunk curled and his body adorned with jewellery. The medallion sits inside an octagon with small figures in the corners. Above and below, three large panels show figures with bows, trees and animals, and narrow strips hold rows of smaller figures. Around the edge, a continuous border of rounded panels carries further scenes of figures, animals and a palanquin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack, cream and emerald green lead the palette, with fine lines of red and touches of orange in the borders. The cream figures stand out sharply against the black, and the single green medallion draws the eye immediately to the centre. 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Working only in black and ivory, the artist relies entirely on line and pattern, the very qualities on which the pen-drawn Kalamkari tradition is built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGanesha stands on a lotus pedestal with four arms, holding a goad, a noose and other attributes, his trunk curled and a halo of fine dots behind his head. He wears jewellery and a patterned dhoti, and a small mouse sits at his feet. Around him rise the pillars and tiered roof of a shrine, with lattice panels at the sides, a chequered floor below and small floral motifs scattered across the black ground. A border of scrolling leaves and flowers encloses the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and ivory alone make up the palette, so the painting depends on the contrast of solid ground and fine line. The architecture, the lattice and the border are all built from careful, repeated marks that give the surface a rich texture. 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