Brass Bound Rosewood Box From Kutch - 19th Century Material - Porcelain the back and sides are

the back and sides are made up from reclaimed teak wood

tapered form

This piece dates to the Edo period (1603 - 1867AD) before Japan opened up to the world

Patterns were then incised through the upper layers to reveal colours beneath

Brass Bound Rosewood Box From Kutch - 19th Century Material - Porcelain the back and sides areThis charmingly decorated jewellery box still has some of the original painted mica panels. The naive style depicts a range of characters and floral designs on natural earthen coloured fields It is missing a few decorations on the lid, but its amazing that such delicate work has survived over the years A very rare piece that would delight a collector of Indian antiques, it comes from The Rann of Kutch and dates from the 19th century. Chests and boxes