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Artisans from Rajasthan turn this bowl and then paint it by hand: the anar motif, pomegranate in full burst, repeated across the exterior in artisanal colours that have been used in this region's craft tradition for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBring it to the table with rotis, fruit, or a simple salad. It is light enough to pass around, solid enough to feel like something. The handmade painted surface will show wear at the points of most contact, the rim where hands grip, the base where it sits. That wear is the record of it being used the way it was made to be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMango Wood · Hand-Painted · Rajasthan · Anar Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMango Wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Wood Table\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass will develop a natural patina with use, this is not a defect, it is the object becoming yours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand wash only with mild soap and lukewarm water. Never put in dishwasher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWipe dry immediately after washing. 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Lift the lid at the table and the warmth has been held.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis roti box is made from mango wood in Rajasthan, where the craft of hand-painting on wood has been passed down in families of artisans who know exactly how much pressure to apply before the stroke bleeds. The pomegranate on the lid is painted in the anar motif, a recurring symbol in Indian craft, both because of the fruit's visual complexity and its association with abundance. The lid fits snugly; the interior holds heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it on the table during dinner. Or use it as it is often used in Indian households, as the container that moves from kitchen to table and back again, lid lifted and replaced so many times it eventually fits with a particular ease that comes only from that repetition. The paint will wear at the lid's edge. 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Sheesham is one of the most difficult woods to turn: dense, heavy, close-grained. The weight of the finished bowl is the first thing you notice when you pick it up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheesham, known elsewhere as Indian rosewood, is a hardwood from North India with a grain that runs dark and close. Artisans in Rajasthan turn this bowl from a single piece, then paint its exterior by hand: broad, assured brushwork in the region's folk tradition, using colour combinations that have not been arrived at accidentally. Each bowl is painted individually, which means the pattern repeats but never identically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet it on a kitchen counter for fruit. Bring it to the table for a simple kachumber. Leave it in the living room with keys and change and the small objects that accumulate near the door. The painted surface will show wear at the rim over time. 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Set the two together and the grain and the painting align in a way that was not planned, but works.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurned from mango wood and hand-painted by artisans in Rajasthan, this handcrafted roti box carries the kind of surface decoration that does not announce itself from across a room, it is visible when you sit at the table, when you lift the lid, when you look closely at the floral motifs traced over the natural wood grain. The painting is freehand, never perfectly repeated, always individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the table, the box holds fresh rotis warm under its close-fitting lid. Away from the meal, it doubles as a salad bowl, a fruit holder, or a small display vessel. The mango wood is dense enough to be functional and light enough to be portable. 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