Silk Painting, Black Tree with Border Dressing Table They are made from jade

They are made from jade and horsehair

The lacquer has a lovely crackled look and is worn around the frame

It includes a metal stay to hold the lid open when required

wide grain

Silk Painting, Black Tree with Border Dressing Table They are made from jadeWonderfully detailed and painstakingly produced, this 'tree of life' design is one of a series of our Tassar Patta paintings, created on silk from artists in Orissa, India. Each piece can take weeks or, for larger paintings, months to produce using skills that have been taught to generations of artists. The paintings are highly respected and famous in India, where they were used to decorate the palaces of the Maharajas. Each painting is mounted and