A miniature painting on a dried peepal (Bodhi tree) leaf, depicting a family scene in the Indian miniature tradition: figures in jewel-toned dress, the leaf's own veining running through the composition. The leaf is dried, treated and painted by hand in India, where this form of miniature painting has been practised for centuries. The natural canvas is part of the work. Mounts well behind glass; the dark backing in the image shows how it sits.
Each leaf is unique in shape and vein pattern, so no two paintings are identical.
Peepal leaf, hand-painted
India
Leaf size varies
Why buy from Timber Treasures
Carving since 1980
Over forty years of handmade wooden gifts and carvings. Part of the Siesta Crafts family in Canterbury.
We visit every year
We work with small specialist producers in Bali, Thailand and India. Every year we go out and visit our suppliers, and we have worked with the same buying agents and producers for 30 years.
Packed by hand in Canterbury
Everything ships from our own warehouse in Canterbury, Kent, packed by the very same people who unpacked it off the container.
Questions welcome
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