chitrakar

(noun)

A caste within the Newar community of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal; traditionally painters and mask makers. 

Related Terms

  • Mysore painting

Examples of chitrakar in the following topics:

  • Painting in the Vijayanagar Empire

    • Other Sanskrit literary sources such as the Visnudharmottara Purana, Abhilasitarthacintamani, and Sivatatvaratnakara also highlight the objectives and principles of painting, methods of preparing pigments, brushes, qualifications of the chitrakar (the traditional community of painters), and the technique to be followed.
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