Kashmir Tray
£2,450
An exceptional Kashmir painted papier-mâché tray, Srinagar, North India, circa 1880, painted with amorous slightly erotic scenes, dancing figures, tigers, a leopard, a snake, a fish, horses, a bear, and chickens, the tray of canted rectangular form, on an angled and shaped base with feet.
The papier-mâché technique of using paper pulp for making decorative objects was first brought to Kashmir in the 14th century by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, a Sufi mystic, who arrived to Kashmir along with his followers, many of whom were craftsmen.
Provenance: Private Collection, Lincoln, UK.
Dimensions: 40cm high, 61cm wide, 5cm deep
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