Tanjore Reverse Glass Painting Of Saraswati Playing A Veena - 19thC Material - Ivory These are carved in a

These are carved in a classical lotus design

This graceful antique Chinese taper cabinet is from Jiangsu province and dates to the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) and the early 19th century

The surface shows some really good age with a beautiful patina and signs of wear and old paint that add to it's charm

5 x114 (wxdxh cms)

unlike their European counterparts which were taken down and smashed when electricity arrived

Tanjore Reverse Glass Painting Of Saraswati Playing A Veena - 19thC Material - Ivory These are carved in aThis old Indian reverse glass painting is painted in the Tanjore style and depicts the Hindu goddess Saraswati playing a saraswati veena, a stringed and plucked Indian musical instrument to which she gave her name. The first veena is thought to have been made circa 1700BC. She is seen here performing alongside a deer. Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, art, and learning. She is often pictured playing music with an animal. usually a swan or