Painted Teak House Shrine From Gujarat - 18th Century Material - Jichimu 158 x 42 x 82

158 x 42 x 82 (wxdxh cms)

Raised on legs and elaborately worked on all sides

This elegant blue and white porcelain barrel stool is hand-crafted and hand-painted in Jingdezhen

A Cizhou type wine jar covered with a cream slip & painted in iron brown

Carved Teak Lemon Squeezer in the shape of a Lion - 19thC from the Banswara tribal area in the Aravali Hills of Rajasthan

Painted Teak House Shrine From Gujarat - 18th Century Material - Jichimu 158 x 42 x 82This wonderfully carved Indian shrine would have been set into a wall and used to house the family's favorite deity in a Hindu Gujarati household. Dating from the 18th century, the central doors open to reveal a practical shelf. The traditional Mughal mirhab arch is flanked by two pillars surmounted by parrots. This house temple still has many layers of its original and earlier paint. Today, these are often used as decorative shelves or places to