White Painted Jali Doors From Gujarat - 19th Century Wardrobes typical of India’s rural folk

typical of India’s rural folk carving traditions

They feature the auspicious '100 boys' motif thought in China to bring good fortune

Hand-carved and painted in soft

This vase is hand made traditionally on the potters wheel

Black lacquer is the rarest with red being more common

White Painted Jali Doors From Gujarat - 19th Century Wardrobes typical of India’s rural folkThese antique Indian doors from Gujarat are painted with pastel pigments. The window panels are jali work (also called jaali), constructed from delicately wrought iron forming a latticework pattern. The word jali is often incorrectly conflated with jails to which there is no connection. These teak wood jali doors are one of a set and have layers of pastel piments that have worn in certain areas layers giving it a 'distressed' feel. It would look