{"product_id":"maternal-love-and-joy-in-cheriyal-scroll-by-dhanalakkota-rakesh","title":"Maternal love and Joy in Cheriyal Scroll by Dhanalakkota Rakesh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis enchanting Cheriyal Scroll composition by Dhanalakota Rakesh presents a moment of divine play and maternal engagement captured through the image of two figures and a swing suspended from a sacred tree, rendered within an atmosphere suggesting both earthly paradise and cosmic joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheriyal Scroll Painting is a vibrant and endangered folk art tradition from Telangana. Historically crafted on vertical Khadi cloth scrolls (up to 45 feet long), these stylized, comic-strip-like panels use bright primary colors and bold outlines to visually narrate Indian epics and local village folklore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition is organized beneath a large, stylized tree with dark brown trunk and densely packed green foliage rendered with repetitive leaf patterns, dominating the upper portion. A white bird is rendered in the upper portion of the tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe central compositional focus is a swing rendered with white ropes suspending a platform upon which a young girl sits, rendered in green skin tone, wearing a blue top and white patterned skirt, adorned with golden jewellery. The older and maternal figure is rendered in reddish-brown skin tones, wearing a green saree, similarly adorned with golden jewelry and ornamental hair ornaments. Both rendered in postures suggesting joy, engagement and playful interaction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe swing itself is rendered with careful attention to detail, the white ropes are rendered with precise lineation, the wooden seat is rendered in tan or brown tones, and the entire structure suggests both practical means and spiritual symbolism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe background field is rendered in brilliant golden-yellow tones with red floral motifs scattered throughout. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ground beneath the swing is rendered in the characteristic quilted or scale-pattern texture in golden-yellow, creating visual richness and suggesting the ordered, blessed nature of the space in which divine joy unfolds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ornamental border features the characteristic green scroll pattern with red flower motifs, providing formal framing and elevating this moment of intimate joy to the status of formal artistic commemoration.\u003cbr\u003eThis painting exemplifies how Cheriyal tradition renders themes of joy and maternal love, and cosmic joy through the image of the swing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dhanalakota Rakesh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48989237018838,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Maternal_love_and_Joy_in_Cheriyal_Scroll_by_Dhanalakkota_Rakesh.png?v=1783601882","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/maternal-love-and-joy-in-cheriyal-scroll-by-dhanalakkota-rakesh","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}