This exquisite box for inkwells and pens is made of papier mache having finely painted outer surface depicting intricate foliage intercepted by figures of birds. The box comprises of a sheath and a drawer. At one end of the drawer is placed a twin-compartment brass inkwell adorned with finely filigreed decorative brass pieces in combination with flat plaques of mother-of-pearls.
Kashmir has a centuries-old living tradition of exquisitely painted papier mache objects sharing aesthetic kinship with Iran and Central Asia.
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