Hongwu Blue & White Porcelain Frilled Ginger Jar - Fish Period - Taishō Kadais were used as cauldrons

Kadais were used as cauldrons for large scale catering at Indian festivals and weddings

making it ideal for books

These beautiful velvet lampshades use the 'Nui' Shibori technique to create the diamond repeat pattern which is then digitally printed onto gorgeous soft pile velvet

Tibetan altar cabinets became more prominently used in Tibet from the 19th century onwards - Prior to this

Hongwu Blue & White Porcelain Frilled Ginger Jar - Fish Period - Taishō Kadais were used as cauldronsThese reproduction Chinese blue & white ginger jars with lids depict fish among aquatic plants. This design is inspired by an important 14th century, Yuan style jar found in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka, Japan. It is hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their families and passed down through generations. The fish is a longstanding symbol of wealth in China as the Chinese symbol for fish 'yu' can also be