Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame festive wear

festive wear

handcrafted onto a coaster that works as both a functional table piece and a small tribute to Indian classical art

not just a decorative fish motif

represents the universe in Hindu and Buddhist meditative traditions

mounted side by side on their own stands

Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame festive wearPainted almost entirely in matte black, this standing Nandi lets its gold and red detailing do all the talking a richly patterned saddle blanket in deep red and gold sits across his back, his horns curve upward in polished dark grey, and fine gold beading traces his collar and legwear. The high contrast palette reads as strikingly graphic, despite being rooted entirely in traditional iconography. Nandi, Shiva's sacred bull, represents devoted,