Question

What is Scroll Painting?
A. Painting on a roll of paper
B. Painting on leather
C . Painting on a woodblock
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
> It is known as "Pattachitra" in Sanskrit. Here 'Patta ' refers to cloth or canvas and 'Chitra' means picture.
> It is Believed to have originated in the $12^{th}$ century.
> It is closely related to the culture of Shri Jagannath and the temple traditions in Puri.

Complete answer:
For Pattachitra painting, the chitrakars follow a traditional process of preparing the canvas , The gum of the Kaitha Tree is the chief ingredient used as a base for making different natural colours by adding different raw materials they have availed. This type of painting is made by using a piece of gauze cotton which soaks the pigment and paints the cloth. But one art of Scroll Paintings which came from China was painted on both a roll of paper and a silk cloth which gave ideas to Indians too. This form of art is mainly practised in the state of Odisha.

Pattachitra in India is primarily an Icon painting some of its famous themes include ‘The Badhia’ which is a depiction of the temple of Jagannath, ‘Krishna Lila’ which is an enactment of Jagannath as Lord Krishna displaying his powers as a child and ‘Panchmukhi’ which is a depiction of Lord Ganesha as a Five-Headed Deity.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
> The painter practising the scroll painting or Pattachitra are known as "Patuas"
> The width of the paper or cloth on which the painting is made is from 3 ft to 45 ft.
> The main places where these paintings are practised include Telangana, Hyderabad and Odisha.