Stone Padma Mandala Panel From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Clothes The heavy brass chain would

The heavy brass chain would have been used to lock the doors to the external frame when leaving the house

Every painting has meaning and each panel has wonderfully detailed hand painted depictions of animals

24 x x 18 x 31 (WxDxH cms)

Three later coat hooks have been added to complete this piece's transformation from architectural pillar to coat stand

likely Udaipur

Stone Padma Mandala Panel From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Clothes The heavy brass chain wouldHand carved in the desert city of Jaisalmer during the 19th century, this sandstone panel captures the luminous warmth of the regions celebrated golden stone. At its centre blooms a beautifully rendered Padma mandala ( ) the traditional circular lotus motif found throughout Jain temple thresholds and haveli faades. Radiating in rhythmic symmetry, this blossoming form also echoes the ancient concept of the Surya padma ( ), where the lotus and sun merge