Madhubani Peacock Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood traditional Indian tray waterproofed and heat-treated

waterproofed and heat-treated

using the dishwasher

Material: Medium density engineered wood

engraved with a gold-toned finish

Painted here with the fine double-outline and dense natural patterning that define the style

Madhubani Peacock Tissue Holder - Engraved Hand Painted Wood traditional Indian tray waterproofed and heat-treatedIn the courtyards of Mithila, the first monsoon call of a peacock has always been read as a small blessing a sign that the rains, and with them a season of renewal, have arrived. Bihar's women artists carried that image onto walls and paper for generations, and it lives on here as a pair of peacocks engraved into a standing wooden napkin holder. The peacocks are engraved into the wood in the flowing linework of Madhubani art, one of India's oldest