Newa art

Newa art
Newa art depicting Ajima

Newa art[1] is the art form practiced over centuries by Newa people. The pictorial art consists of:

  • Paubha or Thangka[2]
  • Wall paintings (murals)
  • Paintings on the walls of temples
  • Paintings in manuscripts (books)

Paubhas or thangkas were traditionally painted by Chitrakars.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Macdonald, A.W. and Stahl, Anne Vergati (1979) Newar Art: Nepalese Art during the Malla Period. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House.
  2. ^ Shakya, Min Bahadur (2000) Sacred Art of Nepal: Nepalese Paubha Paintings: Past and Present. Kathmandu: Handicraft Association of Nepal.
  3. ^ Chitrakar, Madan (2000) Tej Bahadur Chitrakar: Icon of a Transition. Kathmandu: Teba-Chi (TBC) Studies Centre. ISBN 999338797-5. Page 17.
  4. ^ An article about paubha

http://www.himalasia.org/chitrakars.htm


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