Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art devotional gift This clock takes that border

This clock takes that border tradition and lets it take over the whole face: neat rows of hand-painted flowers march across a warm brass sheet

Bani Thani is sometimes called "India's Mona Lisa" — a Rajasthani miniature painting from the 18th-century Kishangarh court

recognisable piece of Rajasthani miniature portraiture into a home abroad

this painting also serves as a focal point for meditation and spiritual practice

Kathakali Theyyam Wall Plaque - Hand-Painted Kerala Art devotional gift This clock takes that borderThis wall plaque splits a single face down the middle to hold two of Kerala's most striking performance traditions side by side. One half is painted in the fierce red and orange makeup and towering crown associated with Theyyam, the ritual performance art of Northern Malabar; the other half carries the green face, white beard like lips, and ornate headdress of Kathakali, Kerala's classical dance drama. The two halves meet exactly at the centre of the