Patachitra Painting · Naya, Paschim Medinipur

Village Life Patachitra Scroll — Framed

SKU PH-PATA-001

₹8,999 per piece · indicative · GST & shipping quoted separately

A tall jorano-style Patachitra of ten stacked frames — village women threshing, pounding and carrying grain in ochre, red and blue — framed behind glass in a carved dark-wood frame.

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Hand-painted by a patua

Painted freehand in natural colours by a Chitrakar artist of Medinipur.

Ready to hang

Mounted and framed behind glass, with a hanging hook fitted.

Packed & shipped worldwide

Corner-guarded and boxed to protect frame and glass.

Breakage replaced free

We replace anything that arrives broken.

Full specification

The object

Material: Natural colours on paper, framed under glass
Colour & finish: Ochre, red, blue and green on a moss-green border; dark carved wood frame

Origin & ordering

Craft cluster: Naya, Pingla · Paschim Medinipur
Makers: Patua (Chitrakar) painter families
Lead time: Ready to ship; repeats made to order in 3–4 weeks
Care: Hang away from damp and direct sun; dust frame and glass with a dry cloth

About this piece

A harvest told in ten frames

Read from top to bottom like a scroll, the ten frames follow a village through its harvest: women winnowing, husking and pounding paddy, carrying pots on their heads and gathering at the grain store. It is the jorano pat, the vertical scroll a patua would unroll frame by frame while singing its story.

The patua grinds the colours by hand — turmeric yellow, lamp black, clay reds and leaf greens — and binds them with the gum of the bel fruit. The scenes are drawn freehand, filled in flat colour and finished with bold black outlines. Each painting is one of a kind; small differences from the photograph are the mark of the hand.

Hang indoors away from damp and direct sunlight, which fade natural pigments. Dust the frame and glass with a dry soft cloth; never spray cleaner directly onto the glass.

Framed pieces are corner-guarded and boxed, and ship across India and worldwide. Because each painting is unique, a repeat of the same design is painted to order in 3–4 weeks and will vary slightly.

Looking for a set for a hotel, office or wedding gifting, or a scroll in a different size or story? Ask us for a quote or a custom commission.