Hansa Relief Panel
$490
One of one
A single stands among vines, its neck drawn in one unbroken curve. Carved in deep relief so the bird lifts a full inch from the ground of the panel.
A single Hansa stands among Liyapatha vines, its neck drawn in one unbroken curve. Carved in deep relief so the bird lifts a full inch from the ground of the panel. Signed on the reverse and sent with a certificate documenting the artisan, timber and carving time.
The story of this piece
7 weeks,one pair of hands
It began as a board of teak, chosen in [Village] for the straightness of its grain. The Hansa was drawn freehand onto the timber without a template, using only the forms [Artisan name] learned at a parent's bench.
Then came the slow part: weeks of cutting, the background lowered a millimetre at a time until the figure stood free. Finally oil, a signature on the reverse, and a record of everything that went into it.
