Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Old Dhorka Box - One of Two wooden chopsticks 16 3/8" tall x 11

16 3/8" tall x 11 1/8" wide x 1/2" deep

or peonies

and then through her fantastic illustrations for the book of Inuit folk tales

and a bit of cracking to the surface of the lacquer on the bottom of the interior tray

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Old Dhorka Box - One of Two wooden chopsticks 16 3/8" tall x 11This is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box, I believe dating to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful details in the patterning all over as well as in the hardware, including rod hinging on the back. Over time, there has been some deterioration to the bronze: one of the hinges