Brass Gauri Head Pandan Box - Ca 1910 Hundi Hanging Lamps This beautifully preserved Chinese red

This beautifully preserved Chinese red lacquer document box dates from the Qing dynasty and is made in the traditional method of lacquering onto leather and wood

Candles or oil lamps were placed inside the glass bell and the glass lid prevented soot from marking the ceiling of the palace or the tent

The blocks date from between 50 - 75 years old

it carries the graceful vocabulary of South Indian temple and domestic carving

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Brass Gauri Head Pandan Box - Ca 1910 Hundi Hanging Lamps This beautifully preserved Chinese redAn old early 20th century oval shaped Indian Gauri head brass paan box used for storing betelnut circa 1910 from Dinajpur, North Bengal. Gauri is an incarnation of Parvati, a benevolent Hindu goddess, and consort to Shiva. She is beautiful, nurturing and the embodiment of motherhood. Traditionally Gauri is depicted with a fair complexion. Parvati became Gauri when she was blessed by Lord Brahma with a lustrous golden complexion. She is most often