Vintage Painted Indian Tiger Panel Sideboard Play/Theatre: Kabuki

Play/Theatre: Kabuki

the brass ring handles remain original

Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand-powered lathe

These two-colour spotted pots are from the border area of Kutch and neighboring Sindh

Vintage Painted Indian Tiger Panel Sideboard Play/Theatre: KabukiThis wonderfully decorative Indian tiger panel is painted on an older wooden door originating from one of the tribal regions of Madhya Pradesh. Bold, expressive, and full of character, the tiger is shown stretched across the panel in a lively, almost playful pose, its striped body rendered in warm yellows and ochres against a dark, heavily weathered ground. Tiger imagery holds deep symbolic meaning in central India, often associated with strength,