Kachni-style Madhubani painting of a village woman balancing a basket of fish on her head, in red, black and white

Woman Carrying Fish Basket

An everyday scene from village Mithila: a woman balancing a basket of fish on her head.

Style: Kachni
Size: A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm · 8.3 × 11.7 in
Medium: Acrylic and archival ink on cotton paper
Colours: Red, black and white

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About the painting

A woman walks with a basket of fish balanced on her head. The scene is drawn in Kachni line work, with patterns on her sari, her jewellery and every fish in the basket.

Madhubani painting often turns ordinary work into a celebration. In a land of rivers and ponds, fish mean food, livelihood and prosperity, and this painting honours the women who bring them home.

What you are looking at

Fish: Prosperity and nourishment
The woman at work: The dignity of everyday labour

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