Pattachitra Handcrafted Wooden Tea Coasters – Fish Motif Apsara magnet this is a way to

this is a way to bring a recognisable piece of Rajasthan's Pichwai painting tradition into a home abroad — a considered gift for Janmashtami

It depicts the third of Vishnu's ten Dashavatharam avatars

and a meaningful gift for anyone who loves classical Indian miniature painting or the Bhakti poetic tradition specifically

Because it's abstract rather than figurative

is built almost entirely from simple white figures against an earthy base — stick-limbed people dancing

Pattachitra Handcrafted Wooden Tea Coasters – Fish Motif Apsara magnet this is a way toPattachitra fish (Matsya), Odisha handcrafted on wooden coasters. Set of 6, heat treated. Pattachitra is a scroll painting tradition from Odisha dating back to at least the 12th century, closely tied to the Jagannath temple in Puri and traditionally done on cloth stiffened with tamarind paste and chalk. The fish, or Matsya, is one of its recurring motifs associated with Vishnu's first avatar and rendered with the same intricate, fine line detailing