Ah! Indian Silk Paintings! We would be quite surprised if anyone did not know of them or about them. Certainly, we, as picture framers are  well acquainted with these works of art, or at least, their facsimili.  Bold, beautiful, elaborate, colourful, intricate and highly detailed, exuding, if not dripping, in and with timeless Muslim, Buddhist, Hindus, Muslim, Jain and Sikh traditions, folklore, fairy tales and storytelling .  Alas, let's begin by the stating the obvious, Indian silk painting refers to paintings painted on silk, muslin, very thin cotton or cloth. The  silk fabric, called Paat in eastern India, Pattu in southern India and Resham in  northern part, is a natural, organic, fibre made from  the mulberry silkworm ...