Madhubani Fish Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood college wear then painted freehand by our

then painted freehand by our artists using the same fine-lined technique practised in the Mithila region for generations — no stencils

The motif is applied through decoupage artistry and finished under a protective clear coat

everyday-wearable alternative of the same motif

Would this suit a collector of classical Indian temple art

and good fortune

Madhubani Fish Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood college wear then painted freehand by ourLong before it became a motif on paper, the fish swam through the ponds around Madhubani town in Bihar, and into the vocabulary of Mithila's women painters as a symbol of fertility, abundance, and good fortune. It is one of the most gifted motifs at Mithila weddings, tucked into wall paintings of the marriage room as a blessing for the couple's new home. Here, that same fish is engraved into a standing wooden napkin holder, its scaled body traced in