Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri

Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri

Rs. 6,500.00
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Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
  • Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri
Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri

Rust Red Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Saree – Bhagalpuri

Rs. 6,500.00

Doli

Rust red through the body, and a pallu that tells a story — a covered palanquin at its centre, the bride seated inside beneath an arched canopy, musicians and family gathered on either side, reeds and flowering plants growing up between them.

About the painting

This is hand-painted Mithila work in the bharni style, drawn and filled directly onto the silk. The pencil underdrawing is still visible in places; the line thickens where the hand pressed and thins where it lifted; each figure's face is drawn rather than repeated. Nothing here came off a screen.

The subject is the doli — the palanquin that carries a bride from her father's house. Mithila painters have worked this scene for generations, and the whole composition is built around it: the canopy at the centre, the horn player announcing the procession, the women in patterned skirts standing witness, and around them the plants and birds that always fill a Mithila ground.

About the fabric

Tussar Ghicha silk, handwoven in Bhagalpur. Ghicha is the yarn drawn from the outer layers of the cocoon and spun by hand — hence the slubby, uneven texture and the soft matte lustre. The rust red is deep and slightly uneven across the slub, which is what keeps it from looking flat.

Details

  • Fabric: Tussar Ghicha Silk
  • Colour: Rust red with natural beige
  • Work: Hand-painted Madhubani (Mithila), bharni style, painted directly onto the silk
  • Pallu: Doli procession — palanquin, bride, musicians and attendants
  • Border: Hand-painted Madhubani, both sides
  • Blouse piece: unstitched, 0.8 m
  • Saree length: 5.5 m | Width: 1.1 m
  • Care: Dry clean only. Do not soak or scrub the painted areas. Store wrapped in cotton or muslin, refold along a different line every few months.

A note on hand work

Each piece is woven individually and painted by hand, so no two are alike. Slight irregularities in the slub, in the line, and in the density of colour are the marks of the hand that made it. Colour may vary a little from your screen.

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