CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings, Kamadeva

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings, Brahma

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: Ceiling with paintings

Subject: North wall pier, upperhalf with mural paintings, detail

Subject: Square,domed mazar, north portion, North corridor, northeast small dome, ceiling with mural paintings

Subject: North wall pier, upperhalf, band containing extant mural paintings, detail

Subject: Mandapa, ceiling, painting, Nrsimha

Subject: Mandapa, ceiling, painting, Kurmavatara

Subject: Mandapa, ceiling, painting, Matsyavatara

Subject: Mandapa, ceiling, painting, Visnu with Laksmi

Subject: Wall of the vihara with information on the wall paintings and the Japanese artist Kosetsu Nosu who was commissioned by the Mahabodhi Society to paint the murals in the temple

Subject: Devimukha Mask. This is a Devimukha mask made of papier-mâché. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. The craft is said to have been introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. Masks of many shapes, forms and sizes are a part of Odisha’s culture. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.