Indian Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC Wool Ideal for use beneath a

Ideal for use beneath a TV or sound system

you can see a bar for padlocking the doors shut when leaving the home

A family ancestor portrait would be hung above

Each culture has an adopted home of Guanyin with pilgrimages in China

Indian Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC Wool Ideal for use beneath aThis lacquer pot is from Rajasthan. Used for storing bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead signifying the third eye). Lacquering is done by skilled craftsman on a hand powered lathe. The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick is pressed against the pot. As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using different techniques. Our lacquer boxes