Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood we suggest that you mount

we suggest that you mount these on a wall or use as a room divider

Chinese black glazed storage jars like these originate from Shanxi province and date to the late 19th century and early 20th century

Features: Triple Mughal Arch Openings

A sewing table with an identical border design dated circa 1835 can be found at the Peabody Essex museum of Salem and Colour Plate 100 of the below book

Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood we suggest that you mountThis beautiful and unusual painted Indian wall temple is from the desert town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan. The canopy is of Rajput design and beneath it is a beautifully painted depiction of Surya the Hindu sun god. Surya is the personification of the sun and by extension, the source of all knowledge and the laws that govern the universe and society. He was an important deity in rural areas as the sun has the power to grant or withhold the