Carved Peacock Panel From A Ratha Yatra Chariot - 19thC Material - Red Elm with the warm patina and

with the warm patina and age-softened pigment characteristic of genuine 19th-century Tibetan devotional furniture

timeworn blue finish makes it ideal for coastal

with traces of original pitch still visible within the recesses—adding depth

During the middle decades of the 18thC English merchants sought vainly for British products

Carved Peacock Panel From A Ratha Yatra Chariot - 19thC Material - Red Elm with the warm patina andThis carved Indian teak panel from a Ratha Yatra chariot depicts a peacock in a foliate surrounding. The peacock is the national bird of India and is believed to bring luck and prosperity. Called maurya in Hindi, peacocks got their name from the people of the Maurya dynasty (322BC 184BC) who kept and raised them in royal courts. Ratha Yatra chariots are found mostly in Tamil Nadu, South India, and enormous temples on wheels are drawn through the