Pattachitra Krishna Leela Large Tray – B&W wearable mural art blue is a cooler

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the instruction manual walks you through the basic technique

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The black linework is finished with small white highlights that catch the light against copper's natural glow

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Pattachitra Krishna Leela Large Tray – B&W wearable mural art blue is a coolerOdisha's Pattachitra painters have spent centuries retelling Krishna's leela, his playful, mischievous, endlessly retold childhood exploits in Vrindavan, on cloth scrolls and temple panels. This large tray strips that storytelling tradition back to its essentials: fine black linework against a stark white ground, letting the sheer precision of Pattachitra's hand drawn detailing carry the piece rather than colour. The scene is rendered with the same