Papier-Mache Keepsake Box

Srinagar, Kashmir

A lidded box in Kashmir's papier-mache tradition, where the moulding and the painting are separate skills, often done by different hands. The surface carries dense hand-painted flowers in the naqashi manner, sealed under a coat of varnish that gives it a soft lacquered depth. Surprisingly light; made for jewellery, letters, or dried rose petals.

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