Madhubani painting

E248771
folk art painting style traditional art form

Madhubani painting is a traditional folk art form from the Mithila region of India and Nepal, characterized by intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and themes drawn from mythology, nature, and daily life.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mithila painting 7
Madhubani painting canonical 4
Madhubani 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk art ⓘ
painting style ⓘ
traditional art form ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Madhubani painting ⓘ
surface form: Mithila painting
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
culturalRegion Maithil culture ⓘ
depicts Goddess Durga ⓘ
surface form: Durga

Hindu deities ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
surface form: Rama and Sita
developedIn Madhubani district ⓘ
hasCharacteristic absence of empty space ⓘ
double line borders ⓘ
fine line work ⓘ
flat areas of color ⓘ
symbolic use of color ⓘ
hasPart intricate patterns ⓘ
vibrant colors ⓘ
hasTheme Hindu mythology ⓘ
daily life ⓘ
nature ⓘ
influenced contemporary Indian folk art ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bihar ⓘ
Mithila region ⓘ
practicedBy Maithil people ⓘ
surface form: Maithil communities

women artists ⓘ
recognizedAs intangible cultural heritage of Mithila ⓘ
timePeriod ancient tradition ⓘ
traditionalUse decorating house walls ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
wedding rituals ⓘ
typicalMotif fish ⓘ
flowers ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
peacocks ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
wedding scenes ⓘ
usedFor commercial art products ⓘ
tourist souvenirs ⓘ
usesMaterial cloth ⓘ
handmade paper ⓘ
natural dyes ⓘ
vegetable colors ⓘ
walls ⓘ
usesTool brushes ⓘ
fingers ⓘ
matchsticks ⓘ
twigs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhubani district → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
Madhubani district → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Madhubani district → hasCulturalHeritage → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila art
Darbhanga district → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Mithila region → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Mithila region → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
Mithila region → artForm → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Mithila region → artForm → Madhubani painting ⓘ
north Bihar → hasMajorCity → Madhubani painting ⓘ
subject surface form: North Bihar
this entity surface form: Madhubani
Phulparas → hasNearbyMajorSettlement → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhubani
Babubarhi → nearestMajorCity → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madhubani
Maithil people → artForm → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Maithil people → knownFor → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila art
Madhubani painting → alsoKnownAs → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Janakpur → culturalPractice → Madhubani painting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mithila painting
Bihari → associatedArtForm → Madhubani painting ⓘ