Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver Old Root Sculpture from China

Old Root Sculpture from China - Ca 100 Yrs Old - Locust wood

two bijin in attendance - Artist Utagawa Kunisada 1786-1865

Each piece is supplied with a strong hanger

Dimensions: W147 x D62 x H91 cm - Seat Height 37 cm

Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver Old Root Sculpture from ChinaThis charming brass fish is from Orissa, on the east coast of India. There is a very long history of fishing there fish figures like this one would be given as a wedding gift to daughters during marriage. These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts, much the same as we used pot pourri, in Europe. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named