Pedestal Eating Bowl

Late 19th – early 20th century CE Origin: Kashmir Material: Copper with tin plating and black enamel Design Name: Toschal-e-Posh A fine example of late 19th–early 20th century Kashmiri metalwork, this kyenz embodies the everyday elegance of traditional Kashmiri households where even the simplest objects were crafted with remarkable artistic devotion. The top band carries a Persian-Nastaʿlīq inscription, a feature commonly found on Kashmiri metalwork from the late 19th century, reflecting the refined Indo-Persian aesthetic that shaped Kashmir’s artistic traditions during this transitional period of Afghan, Sikh, and Dogra influences. Below a continuous floral scroll frieze separates it from the mid-section engraved in dense toschal-e-posh motif — a compact, repeating floral lattice. This motif is unique to Kashmiri decorative vocabulary and appears frequently in 19th-century copperware. The gently swelling bowl sits upon an elegant openwork pedestal. The pierced geometric-floral lattice not only lightens the form visually but also reflects influences from Kashmir’s rich aesthetic exchange during the late Dogra period, when Mughal floral conventions, Central Asian geometry, and local Kashmiri carving traditions merged. Private collection - Trām and Beyond

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