Krishna Batik Art

The Fortunate Flute

 Here we have an authentic looking Krishna and his flute artwork called 'The Fortunate Flute' that depicts the fine and delicate features of Batik on Cotton.

" The rivers, which like a mother, nourished the bamboo of which the flute is made, and thus partook in the latter's pleasure, express their ecstasy with the blooming of lotuses (like hair standing on their ends with joy). The bamboos (parents of the flute), shed drops of dew, like elderly people shedding tears of joy to find a great devotee born in their lineage". (Bhagavata Purana 10.21.9)

Subject: The Fortunate Flute
Material : Batik On Cotton

Size: 2.9 ft x 2.8 ft

Availability: Only One Piece

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Theory is that  Batik art went from the Coromandel Coast in India to Southeast Asia which in turn developed its own designs and really came to be known to the world from Indonesia. In fact “batik” is a Javanese word meaning wax painting. Batik later came to be revived in Shantiniketan, near Calcutta, and has now gone to many parts of India, including Calcutta. 

The best materials for batik paintings are cotton, silk and rayon. Among these, cotton is the best suited. The surface of the material should be as smooth as possible. The choice of fabric depends on what one is going to do with the batik piece. The material should be free of starch and properly ironed. The dyes for batik are called ‘naphthol dyes’. They are also known as cold or ice dyes. (Description by exoticindiaart.com/paintings/Batik/).