Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver It would make a fun

It would make a fun piece of wall art

two bijin in attendance - Artist Utagawa Kunisada 1786-1865

Each piece is supplied with a strong hanger

Early 19thC Gilded & Painted Stone & Plaster Panel - Krishna

This one is made in India

Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver It would make a funThis charming brass fish is from Orissa, on the east coast of India. There is a very long history of fishing there fish figures like this one would be given as a wedding gift to daughters during marriage. These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts, much the same as we used pot pourri, in Europe. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named