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An Exceptional Lacquered Kashmiri Kashkul, 19th Century
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Antiques:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Indian Subcontinent:
Kashmir:
Pre 1900 item# 967079
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, an exceptional Kashmiri kashkul or beggar's bowl, 19th century, modeled after the boat-shaped beggar's bowls used by Persian Sufi mystics. This fantastic vessel is composed of a metallic body, most likely copper alloy, that has been lacquered and then exquisitely painted with floral motifs in rich but subtle shades of blue, red, yellow, taupe, black, and with gilt highlights. It sits upon a slightly splayed foot and terminates in two dragon-head ...click for details
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