Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1940 Clothing This authentic 19th century Chinese

This authentic 19th century Chinese farm bench is crafted from a single thick plank of solid walnut using traditional mortise and tenon joinery

foliate and betel leaf motifs

Old Bead Necklace from Tibetan Coral

The interior is fitted with a candle box to one side

Traditionally produced by astrologers or temple scribes

Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1940 Clothing This authentic 19th century ChineseLacquer boxes are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat for storing jewellery, kumkum or bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe by pressing coloured sticks of lac against the wooden pot. As the pot revolved, the heat generated softened the lac and a thin lacquer of colour was deposited on the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using