Tanjore Reverse Glass Painting Of Saraswati Playing A Veena - 19thC Material - Ivory The surface shows some really

The surface shows some really good age with a beautiful patina and signs of wear and old paint that add to it's charm

it makes an exceptional decorative feature — perfect as a garden gate

colour and character

5 x 20 x 39

68 x 8 x 146 (wxdxh cms)

Tanjore Reverse Glass Painting Of Saraswati Playing A Veena - 19thC Material - Ivory The surface shows some reallyThis old Indian reverse glass painting is painted in the Tanjore style and depicts the Hindu goddess Saraswati playing a saraswati veena, a stringed and plucked Indian musical instrument to which she gave her name. The first veena is thought to have been made circa 1700BC. She is seen here performing alongside a deer. Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, art, and learning. She is often pictured playing music with an animal. usually a swan or