Reference text by Yves Véquaud, with preface by Ajit Mookerjee. "Mithila is a province of Bihar State in north - east India, and it is the Mithila women -- and only the women -- who paint. Using vivid colours applied with simple brushes made of bamboo and raw cotton, they produce an astonishing, vigorous and distinctive art." -- publisher's statement. Includes essays on the cultural, geographical, social, spiritual, and artistic context of Mithila painting. Text is accompanied by numerous black-and-white and black-and-red images of selected works, as well as photographs of the artists.