Framed Watercolour Painting of A Dignitary on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Ivory a type of teak and

a type of teak and the official wood of Rajasthan

the clay is broken away

Panels like this look fantastic hung on a wall and lit with tealights

This lovely Carved Teakwood Capitol has been salvaged from an old building in Gujarat

The colours used are vivid and a dramatic

Framed Watercolour Painting of A Dignitary on Pith Paper - 19th Century Material - Ivory a type of teak andThis excellent antique Chinese pith painting is painted on pith paper and dates from the 19th century. Pith paintings were painted in China for the European export market which was enjoying a fascination with all things Chinese and Chinoiserie. Here, a dignitary can be seen wearing traditional Chinese dress and a late Qing dynasty rank badge adorned with a tiger. Pith paper is the spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree called Tetrapanax