Painted Radha Krishna Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Red Coral also known as 'console tables'

also known as 'console tables' would traditionally have an ancestor portrait would hung above the table & joss sticks lit & placed on the table for the well being of the household

conservatory or summer house

The only limit is your imagination

This particular Chinese standing Buddha is carved in the Abhaya Mudra (The Fearless Mudra) which is one of the earliest depicted mudras found in Hindu

There is writing on the side

Painted Radha Krishna Shutter From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Red Coral also known as 'console tables'This beautiful painted Indian shutter depicts Krishna & Radha. This style of painting is distinctly from Bikaner in Rajasthan and is only found there. It dates to the 19th century and depicts Radha & Krishna, a metaphor for eternal and sublime romantic love. What is particularly interesting is the presence of glass hanging handi lanterns above their heads. These lights were imported from Belgium in the 19th century. The Krishna & Radha story is deeply