Three drawings and four paintings from the Mithila, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, second half of the 20th century
Three Kashni-style drawings in black ink depicting, one a rosette of medallions housing a woman around a musician's figure, four medallions with almond-shaped female figures in the corners; the second a rosette of medallions housing a woman with a spread skirt around a figure of a mother with child in a star, a second round of medallions with women encircling the whole. Inscription in devanagari on the back; the third one enhanced with pink ink, a ten-headed man with twelve arms surrounded by floral motifs, a woman taking her right foot in her hands; two brightly colored figurative paintings in the Bahni style representing, one a chariot occupied by a woman, pulled by two horses and driven by a ten-headed man, the other Matsya, the fish avatar of Vishnu holding his attributes in each of his four arms; Two meditation yantra supports, brightly colored tantric paintings representing for the first one, a white disk decorated with pink petals on an orange background and framed by four white corners, for the second one, a blooming flower with eight petals on a pale yellow background and framed by pink corners and pink and purple borders. All seven pieces inscribed in devanagari on the back, one bearing a stamp including the words "Made in Bihar".
56 x 76 and 56 x 57 cm (for the two meditation stands)
Accidents, tears, stains.

3 Mithila Drawings and 4 paintings, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, 2nd half of 20th century
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Three drawings and four paintings from the Mithila, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, second half of the 20th century Three Kashni-style drawings in black ink depicting, one a rosette of medallions housing a woman around a musician's figure, four medallions with almond-shaped female figures in the corners; the second a rosette of medallions housing a woman with a spread skirt around a figure of a mother with child in a star, a second round of medallions with women encircling the whole. Inscription in devanagari on the back; the third one enhanced with pink ink, a ten-headed man with twelve arms surrounded by floral motifs, a woman taking her right foot in her hands; two brightly colored figurative paintings in the Bahni style representing, one a chariot occupied by a woman, pulled by two horses and driven by a ten-headed man, the other Matsya, the fish avatar of Vishnu holding his attributes in each of his four arms; Two meditation yantra supports, brightly colored tantric paintings representing for the first one, a white disk decorated with pink petals on an orange background and framed by four white corners, for the second one, a blooming flower with eight petals on a pale yellow background and framed by pink corners and pink and purple borders. All seven pieces inscribed in devanagari on the back, one bearing a stamp including the words "Made in Bihar". 56 x 76 and 56 x 57 cm (for the two meditation stands) Accidents, tears, stains. 3 Mithila Drawings and 4 paintings, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, 2nd half of 20th century

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€600 - €800
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Three drawings and four paintings from the Mithila, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, second half of the 20th century Three Kashni-style drawings in black ink depicting, one a rosette of medallions housing a woman around a musician's figure, four medallions with almond-shaped female figures in the corners; the second a rosette of medallions housing a woman with a spread skirt around a figure of a mother with child in a star, a second round of medallions with women encircling the whole. Inscription in devanagari on the back; the third one enhanced with pink ink, a ten-headed man with twelve arms surrounded by floral motifs, a woman taking her right foot in her hands; two brightly colored figurative paintings in the Bahni style representing, one a chariot occupied by a woman, pulled by two horses and driven by a ten-headed man, the other Matsya, the fish avatar of Vishnu holding his attributes in each of his four arms; Two meditation yantra supports, brightly colored tantric paintings representing for the first one, a white disk decorated with pink petals on an orange background and framed by four white corners, for the second one, a blooming flower with eight petals on a pale yellow background and framed by pink corners and pink and purple borders. All seven pieces inscribed in devanagari on the back, one bearing a stamp including the words "Made in Bihar". 56 x 76 and 56 x 57 cm (for the two meditation stands) Accidents, tears, stains. 3 Mithila Drawings and 4 paintings, North India, Bihar, Madhubani Mithila, 2nd half of 20th century
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