Chip Carved Dowry Hut Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Depicting Prince Genji & Lady

Depicting Prince Genji & Lady Asagao watching three girls marking a snow rabbit below the winter moon

with the looser brushwork giving the vase the character of an earlier hand-painted piece

offering a compelling blend of history

Rustic Patina

89 x 55 x 63 (wxdxh cms)

Chip Carved Dowry Hut Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Period - 17th Century Depicting Prince Genji & LadyThis antique Indian dowry box from the desert region of Jaisalmer, Western Rajasthan, is an excellent mid 19th century example of the hut box form. With its tall gabled lid, the design reflects the vernacular architecture of the Thar desert, where huts and houses carried the same pitched roof structure. Traditionally, such boxes were crafted to store a bride's dowry, containing her wedding clothes, jewellery, money, and household items to take to her