Blair
Mar 1, 2018
Beautiful craftsmanship!
This kind of master handcrafting is so beautiful but difficult to find in the USA. I was especially touched by M. Ayub?s write up about the Kashmir Valley and how he learned his craft which was historically passed from one generation to the next but attracts fewer and fewer artisans these days. The box is beautifully detailed and I feel fortunate to have stumbled across his work on Novica?s site. Thank you for sharing the gift of your artistic expression and craftsmanship with the world M. Ayub!
Marnie
Aug 28, 2021
I love the way this box is built, colored and painted!
'Javanese Memory' is decorated in a floral batik manner, and is predominately a subtle red with a simple design of rows of 4-petal "flowers" along each side. There are also special batik flowers on the lids of the four separate compartments of the box. I really love having the four compartments with the lovely lids. I love the way Gunadi shaped, designed, and used batik to decorate this beautiful box! P.S. I also have his 'Scarlet Scrolls' box - it is beautiful too! I thank him for his extra special work.