Madhubani Peacock Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood krishna in the tradition's fine pen-and-dye

in the tradition's fine pen-and-dye style

Is this napkin holder hand-painted or engraved

Will this suit a bold

This coaster set renders it in monochrome

their fine pen-and-dye technique lending every feature a calm

Madhubani Peacock Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood krishna in the tradition's fine pen-and-dyeIn the courtyards of Mithila, the first monsoon call of a peacock has always been read as a small blessing a sign that the rains, and with them a season of renewal, have arrived. Bihar's women artists carried that image onto walls and paper for generations, and it lives on here as a pair of peacocks engraved into a standing wooden napkin holder. The peacocks are engraved into the wood in the flowing linework of Madhubani art, one of India's oldest