Box

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Box

Accession No : 53/16/30

This is a painted square box. In this, paintings depicting double headed deer, fishes, ladies, Krishna, Rama and Lakshmana on the four sides. Multicolored has been used in it.


Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateOdisha

Period

  • Start Date20th Century

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksCracks, Faded Surface, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)165× 215 × 224
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a painted square box. In this, paintings depicting double headed deer, fishes, ladies, Krishna, Rama and Lakshmana on the four sides. Multicolored has been used in it.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceRecarving the Wood: History and Revival of Woodcarving in Uttaranchal. Mahila Haat: Delhi 2002. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000.
  • KeywordWood, Square Box, Multicolored, Fishes, Krishna