Painted Grain Measure Planter - Jain Red Size:18cm Features: Traditional Chip Carving

Features: Traditional Chip Carving

Now approaching a century in age

hinged lid with support chain

Framed in a gilt faux bamboo frame

Painted Grain Measure Planter - Jain Red Size:18cm Features: Traditional Chip CarvingBring a touch of majestic India to your home with this hand painted Indian planter. It doubles as a decorative waste paper bin and is hand painted in traditional Rajasthani designs of the classic vermillion red inspired by designs on Jain book boxes. They're made of wood in the traditional way that grain measures have been made for centuries in India. Grain measures were used in markets in India for measuring wheat, corn, rice, and pulses. This flashy