{"product_id":"the-women-and-the-game-in-cheriyal-scroll-by-dhanalakota-rakesh","title":"The Women and the Game in Cheriyal Scroll by Dhanalakota Rakesh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis intricately composed Cheriyal Scroll painting by Dhanalakota Rakesh presents a moment of focused engagement between two figures playing a traditional board game called Vamana Guntalu - a falt board with cavities in it and played with shells or marbles, rendered beneath the shelter of a sacred tree, capturing themes of human competition, strategy, and the play of fortune within the natural world.\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. The tree dominates the upper portion of the composition, suggesting protection, witness, and the eternal presence of natural order within which human games are enacted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo seated figures are positioned on either side of a flat board with cavities rendered in tan and brown tones with visible geometric squares, suggesting a game of strategic contest. The left figure is rendered with white or cream-colored skin tones, wearing an elaborate blue patterned saree and a white blouse with hair tied back in a braid decorated with flowers and ornaments. The right figure is rendered with reddish-brown skin tones, wearing a green patterned saree similarly adorned with elaborate jewelry in burnished gold tones.\u003cbr\u003eBoth figures are leaning forward intently toward the gaming surface, their body language suggesting complete absorption in the contest. Their postures and the careful rendering of their faces suggest concentration, strategic calculation and the emotional intensity of competitive engagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA white bird is perched in the tree, rendered with precise lineation, while the background field is rendered in brilliant golden-yellow tones, creating a warm, auspicious atmosphere. Red floral motifs are scattered throughout, preventing empty void and maintaining visual continuity. The ornamental border features the characteristic yellow scroll pattern with red flower motifs arranged at intervals, providing formal framing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artist has rendered the gaming surface with particular care, making it the focal point of the entire composition. The figures' complete engagement with the game, their postures, their concentration, their apparent stakes in the outcome, suggests that in Cheriyal tradition, human activity and competition can be rendered with the same formal attention typically reserved for divine or mythological narratives. The presence of the tree and bird suggests that all human endeavor, including games and contests, occurs within the witnessing presence of natural and cosmic order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dhanalakota Rakesh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48989196189910,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._The_Women_and_the_Game_in_Cheriyal_Scroll_by_Dhanalakota_Rakesh.png?v=1783600069","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/the-women-and-the-game-in-cheriyal-scroll-by-dhanalakota-rakesh","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}