Liyapatha Vine Panel
$590
One of one
A tall column of vine scrolls that never ends, the , carved as it appears on temple door-frames, leaf over leaf from base to crown.
A tall column of vine scrolls that never ends, the Liyapatha, carved as it appears on temple door-frames, leaf over leaf from base to crown. Signed on the reverse and sent with a certificate documenting the artisan, timber and carving time.
The story of this piece
9 weeks,one pair of hands
It began as a board of teak, chosen in [Village] for the straightness of its grain. The Liyapatha 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.
