Bharni Mithila Posters Wall Art

Bharni Mithila Posters — 9 museum-grade prints on the theme. Madhubani — Mithila painting from the Mithila region of Bihar and adjoining Nepal — traditionally covered courtyard and interior walls for weddings, festivals, and seasonal rites, with knowledge passed matrilineally. William G. Madhubani — Mithila painting from the Madhubani district of Bihar and adjoining Nepal — traditionally adorned courtyard and interior walls for weddings, festivals, and seasonal rites, with knowledge passed matrilineally among Brahmana, Kayastha, and other community lineages. William G. Bharni is the Brahmana women's colour-filling tradition within Madhubani painting — historically distinct from Kayastha Kachni line work and Dusadh Godna tattoo stipple. Where Kachni builds shade through parallel hatching alone, Bharni declares in vermillion, cobalt, ochre, plum, and lampblack solids bounded by bold double outlines — the style traditionally served deities, peacocks, fish, wedding-procession scenes, and village market vignettes on interior walls.

Updated 14 Jun 2026