Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Material - Neem Wood head of the Karma Kagyu

head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism

this lamp exemplifies the distinctive aesthetic of Dhokra craftsmanship

The styles of 18th and 19th century pieces were often based on Ming designs that have a beautiful simplicity

The origins of Celadon began at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220AD) but it wasn't until the Jin Dynasty (265 - 420) that the creation of celadon excelled as an art form

Kubera was presented with three grains of rice by Parvarti to give to Ganesh

Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Material - Neem Wood head of the Karma KagyuDokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dokras. A few hundred years ago the Dokras of Central and Eastern India travelled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. Dokra also spelled Dhokra is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax