Green Celadon Rice Bowl Bucket This striking 19th century teak

This striking 19th century teak mihrab window mirror from Madhya Pradesh is a beautifully repurposed architectural fragment

This is the origin of the word Juggernaut which we use to describe large trucks

Kantha is a centuries-old tradition of stitching patchwork cloth from rags by thrifty rural women

Rather surprisingly they are not Indian

Green Celadon Rice Bowl Bucket This striking 19th century teakThis small celadon bowl is the perfect little rice bowl. Decorated with subtle peony flowers. This simple reproduction green porcelain bowl is from China. The origins of Celadon began at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 BC 220AD) but it wasnt until the Jin Dynasty (265 420) that the creation of celadon excelled as an art form. Celadon was favoured by nobles and the wealthy classes due to a myth that it would break if poisoned food or liquid was put