Raupya Manjusha: The Indian Silver Box Object ‘d’ Art

We embark here on a very exclusive voyage, a tour de force exploring the horizons of silver objet d’art. The royal families of India, the wealthy and powerful have always collected specially valuable objects, either as prestige symbols or for their artistic value. We shall marvel at the highly celebrated and enchanting traditional silver boxes, which have become an important part of the stupendously rich heritage and iridescent culture of India. These priceless silver boxes display a vast wealth of wonderful and delicate designs, incredibly skilled craftsmanship, awesome creativity, and the sources of inspiration of traditional silversmiths. We will contemplate how religion offers hints of inspiration to create scintillating objects, found in the mysterious chambers of the eternal loving divinity. The photographs highlight the best specimens and the wonderful achievements of silversmiths, master craftsmen, who created objects of exceptional elegance, beauty, and often religious importa