King on Horse Ride Phad Painting on Paper by Kalyan Joshi

This Phad painting by Kalyan Joshi depicts a majestic King on Horse Ride, a universal motif celebrating power, valor, and royal procession often found in Indian folk narratives. Rendered in the distinct visual language of the Phad tradition, the king is shown in characteristic profile, his features highlighted by large, expressive eyes. The composition, though compact, reflects the vibrant energy typical of these narratives, with figures often densely arranged and depicted in brilliant, unblended hues, drawing on the same aesthetic principles that define the travelling temples of the bhopa priest-singers.

Master artist Kalyan Joshi, hailing from the renowned Joshi family of Shahpura, continues the centuries-old Rajasthani scroll painting tradition known as Phad. While historically executed on long horizontal cloth narratives, this particular work employs natural pigment colours on paper, demonstrating the adaptable yet authentic continuation of the art form. The pigments are meticulously prepared from mineral and vegetable sources, applied in a flat, unmodulated style characteristic of Phad, a practice developed by the painters of Bhilwara to visually articulate the epic tales of deities like Pabuji and Devnarayan.

This artwork stands as a unique, one of a kind original painting, not a print or reproduction. It will be accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity from the artist, affirming its provenance and handcrafted nature, and ships with complimentary insured delivery across India.