Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Indian Sculpture hand painted kalamkari wooden box The dot and line detailing

The dot and line detailing is drawn from Khavda Pottery

recreating Madhubani's dense linework in a warm yellow palette

Winged horses appear across many mythological traditions as symbols of freedom and transcendence

The fish motif is engraved into the wood and finished in a warm gold tone

the four compartments are designed to hold tea lights or small jar candles

Peacock – Hand-painted Wooden Indian Sculpture hand painted kalamkari wooden box The dot and line detailingPerched on a tiered wooden pedestal with its tail cascading down in shades of deep green and gold, this peacock sculpture is built to catch light from across a room. The blue body and crested head are finished in a rich, almost iridescent tone, while the tail feathers are worked in fine detail down to individual eye spots the kind of finishing that separates a hand painted piece from a simply moulded one. In Indian decor and Vastu Shastra, the peacock