Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls This beautiful Indian watercolour from

This beautiful Indian watercolour from Rajasthan depicts Krishna reclining with Radha in front of musicians with attendants and maidens in the background

Unlike many that retain the natural golden tone of Jaisalmer stone

A nearly identical cabinet likely made by the same workshop in Canton can be found in Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich

Function: Protective and auspicious deity amulet intended for wear on the body

The opium water is then drunk rather than smoked

Japanese Menuki Decorated Cha Dansu - Meiji Period Bowls This beautiful Indian watercolour fromThis intriguing tansu chest is a late 19th Century Japanese Cha Dansu (Tea Cabinet). It was made during the Meiji Period (1868 1912) most likely after the Hait Edict, the Samurai sword carrying ban of 1876. With an arrangement of five drawers and two sliding doors, this tansu is decorated with fifty four copper & brass Menuki. Menuki are found on the handle of Samurai Swords and are not only decorative but have the function of giving extra grip. It's