Cowrie Decorated Tribal Basket From Nagaland - Ca 1930 Origin - Turkmenistan This reproduction Chinese famille rose

This reproduction Chinese famille rose porcelain vase is hand painted and made in the classic Chinese style

This elegant Large Yaobian Bottle Vase is a faithful reproduction of a classic Chinese porcelain form

Reverse Glass Paintings are painted on the back of the glass which requires the artist to paint the detail first-  There is some splitting on the frame - the price reflects this)

a stylized representation of female genitalia

while the removable top holds the wick

Cowrie Decorated Tribal Basket From Nagaland - Ca 1930 Origin - Turkmenistan This reproduction Chinese famille roseAn old woven basket from the tribal area of Nagaland in North East India. Decorated in cowrie shells, these baskets were hand made to withstand brutal everyday use. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India which borders with Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and until the introduction of Christianity in the 1960's, the people of Nagaland were headhunters, regularly going to war with other nearby