Kohbar | Madhubani Painting | A3 Frame

In this framed A3 size painting one of the most popular and iconic Mithila or Madhubani paintings called the ‘Kohbar’ is depicted. Kohbar is considered as the painting of blessings during marriages. Symbols and motifs — lotuses, peacock fish, the Navagrahas (the nine planets) showering their blessings on the couple with harmony, prosperity and happiness. The painting is a representation of fertility and proliferation of life. 

 

Kohbar painting is originally painted in the ‘kohbar ghar’ or the nuptial chamber where the bride and groom consummate their marriage. This room in which the married couple spends their first four nights is the most vibrantly painted section of the house.

Elements of Kohbar painting - The "Kohbar" painting is filled with rich detail. Each element is contributing significance to the meaning of the whole. The dominant theme is pond life, filled with lifeforms and abundant in its productive powers. The painting seeks to insure fertility of the bride and groom who, as when a seed is dropped into a pond, should produce offspring abundantly.

The most prominent image looming largest on the canvas is the ring of lotus, called "puren". The lotus leaves circle is a symbol of a woman’s fertility, a symbol of plenty adopted from the many local ponds covered with such flowers from edge to edge in the monsoon. The pond becomes a source for other symbols of plenty as well like fish, a symbol of fertility, the tortoise, a symbol of love, and snakes, symbols of divinity.

Features - 

• Size:  11.69 Inch x 16.53 Inch
• Price is for framed painting.
• Handpainted in Madhubani art style on handmade paper
• Painted with Acrylic colours.
• Brass chain at the back to hang the framed painting on the wall and to make sure it stays on the wall for years to come 
• Artist: Krishna Kuman Jha

Art History - Madhubani, which by one account means Forest of Honey, is a region in Mithila region of Nepal and the northern part (Madhubani district) of Bihar. The Madhubani paintings is an ancient style of painting that originates 2500 years ago. Following the age old methods of painting, artist, till date, mixes cow-dung and rock-salt glue to the paints. While cow dung is used for the shine it imparts to the colored patches, glue helps the paint to bind well with the special handmade paper used for these paintings.

Painting by Krishna Kumar Jha Jha in the ancient Madhubani style on handmade paper with natural colors using pen nibs and brushes.