Pattachitra Fish Square Box - Matsya Folk Art Wooden Box black triangle necklace once used to illustrate temple

once used to illustrate temple scrolls with a fine bamboo or date-palm pen dipped in natural dyes

Hand-painted pigment can fade gradually with prolonged sun exposure or moisture contact

It's entirely hand-painted by our studio artists — not a printed or decal finish

It's a meaningful gift for anyone with an interest in Vishnu's mythology or Odisha's classical painting tradition

Pattachitra Fish Square Box - Matsya Folk Art Wooden Box black triangle necklace once used to illustrate templeLong before Krishna or Rama, Vishnu's first descent to earth took the form of a fish Matsya, who saved the sage Manu and the seed of all living creatures from a great deluge. This square wooden box carries that ancient story through a fish and swan motif rendered in Pattachitra, Odisha's centuries old scroll painting tradition, a fitting subject for a craft form itself built around preservation and continuity. Pattachitra artists prepare their own