{"title":"Jars","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDecorative jars bring together functionality and craftsmanship, offering a stylish way to store and display everyday essentials. Crafted in wood and metal, these versatile pieces can be used for tea, coffee, dry fruits, snacks, spices, or small keepsakes while adding character to shelves, countertops, and tabletops. Thoughtfully designed with attention to detail, they combine practical storage with timeless aesthetics, making them a beautiful addition to both traditional and contemporary interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"taus-jar-set-of-2-in-wood-and-metal","title":"'Taus' Jar Set of 2 in Wood and Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taus jars belong to the North Indian mixed-media workshop tradition — a practice of combining turned and printed wood bodies with cast metal figures and stone elements to produce ornamental accent objects. The wood body is surface-printed with a floral pattern and sealed under lacquer; the cast metal peacock figure is fitted to the lid, forming the finial of each jar. Stone elements complete the material composition. The tradition comes from workshops in Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh, where multiple craft skills — printing, metal casting, stone setting — combine in single objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface ornament on Taus combines two motifs from the Persian-Mughal decorative vocabulary: the cypress tree (sarv in Persian — the tall, narrow tree that stands at the centre of Mughal garden design, its form emblematic of immortality and upright dignity) and the flowering vine tradition of Indian decorative art. The peacock figure that tops each jar draws from the Indian iconographic tradition in which the peacock is the emblem of divine playfulness and natural beauty — the bird worn by Krishna in his crown, the subject of temple carvings from Belur to Khajuraho. Taus is the Arabic and Persian word for the peacock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface suits display use. These are decorative accent jars, not airtight storage. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and the finish of the cast metal figures may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese jars combine hand-printed wood, cast metal, and stone elements. Variations in print tone and metal figure finish are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192759672855,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_2_c91dec52-0c19-439b-b0f7-40a62b7d0ba7.svg?v=1780679571"},{"product_id":"sarv-jar-in-wood-and-metal","title":"'Sarv' Jar in Wood and Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sarv jar belongs to the North Indian mixed-media workshop tradition — a practice of combining turned and printed wood bodies with cast metal figures and stone elements to produce ornamental accent objects. The wood body is surface-printed on an antique gold ground and sealed under lacquer; the cast metal figure is fitted to the lid. The tradition comes from workshops in Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh, where the skills of the print workshop, the metal caster, and the stone setter combine in single objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface ornament on Sarv is organised around the cypress tree — the sarv of Persian garden poetry, the tall, straight, evergreen form that stands at the centre of the Mughal chahar bagh and the Persian garden composition. The cypress appears across Mughal carpet design, miniature painting, architectural decoration, and embroidery: always the same form — a vertical axis of dark green, the still point in the garden's flourishing. On this wooden decorative jar, the cypress is surrounded by a flowering ornamental ground in the antique gold palette associated with Mughal court objects — illuminated manuscripts, lacquered book covers, embroidered textiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface suits display use. Not airtight. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and the finish of the cast figure may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese jars combine hand-printed wood, cast metal, and stone elements. Variations in print tone and metal finish are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192760852503,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_d69bfae5-37f4-4ad9-90cd-48e89db857c3.svg?v=1780680178"},{"product_id":"anjum-jar-in-wood-and-metal","title":"'Anjum' Jar in Wood and Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anjum jar belongs to the North Indian mixed-media workshop tradition — combining turned and printed wood bodies with cast metal figures and stone elements to produce ornamental accent objects. The wood body carries a multicolour surface print sealed under lacquer; the cast metal figure caps the lid. The tradition comes from workshops in Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh where multiple craft skills combine in single objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface ornament on Anjum combines the cypress tree and floral vocabulary of the Persian-Mughal decorative tradition — the same ornamental language that organises the surface of Mughal carpet borders, illuminated manuscript margins, and the painted grounds of court objects. The cast metal figure that tops the jar references the mythology of the garden at its most animated: the figure presiding over the ornamental surface below. Anjum in Arabic names a gathering of stars — the plural of najm, a single star — suggesting the quality of multiple luminous points arranged in a composed field, the way the ornamental vocabulary of the jar arranges its motifs across the tall wooden form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface suits display use. Not airtight. Each piece is individually handcrafted; minor variations between pieces are expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese jars combine hand-printed wood, cast metal, and stone elements. Variations in print tone and metal finish are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192761344023,"sku":null,"price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_2_7bbfef76-74dd-44f3-8fc2-7c0096f9b107.svg?v=1780680069"},{"product_id":"champa-jar-in-wood-and-metal","title":"'Champa' Jar in Wood and Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Champa jar belongs to the North Indian mixed-media workshop tradition — turned and printed wood bodies combined with cast metal figures and stone elements to produce ornamental accent objects. The wood body carries a floral surface print on an antique gold ground, sealed under lacquer; the cast metal figure caps the lid. The tradition comes from workshops in Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh where multiple craft skills combine in single objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface ornament on Champa draws from the floral vocabulary of Indian ornamental tradition — the dense, warm-ground flower forms that appear in the painted interiors of Rajasthani havelis, in Mughal manuscript borders, and in the surface decoration of lacquered court objects. The antique gold ground gives the floral motifs a quality of aged warmth — the colour of old gold, the tone of surfaces that have been used and valued over time. Champa is the Sanskrit name for the champak tree (Michelia champaca), whose intensely fragrant, small yellow-gold flowers are among the most celebrated in Indian botanical and poetic tradition — the flower of warmth, fragrance, and the domestic offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface suits display use. Not airtight. Each piece is individually handcrafted; minor variations between pieces are expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese jars combine hand-printed wood, cast metal, and stone elements. Variations in print tone and metal finish are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192761835543,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_b263edbb-dcff-4b76-a379-06088daeb275.svg?v=1780680284"},{"product_id":"kanaka-jar-set-of-2-in-printed-wood","title":"'Kanaka' Jar Set of 2 in Printed Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kanaka jars belong to the North Indian tradition of decorative woodware — wooden forms treated with surface print and sealed under a waterproof finish, here with a brass-knob lid completing the form. Each jar is individually worked in wood, its surface printed with a multicolour ornamental pattern and sealed under lacquer; the brass knob is fitted to the lid. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, where the vocabulary of India's painted and lacquered woodwork is adapted to contemporary domestic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe printed wooden storage jar sits within the broader North Indian tradition of the decorated domestic vessel — the object that holds and stores daily things while carrying ornamental weight. The brass knob that caps each jar belongs to the Indian tradition of using brass as the metal of the domestic threshold: the same warm gold-toned material used in puja vessels, door fittings, and kitchen implements. Kanaka in Sanskrit names this quality — pure gold, the luminous metal, the material that is both functional and auspicious. The brass knob is small but consequential, lifting the jar from plain printed woodware to something more considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface suits everyday domestic use — for dry goods, small accessories, or display. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese jars are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor differences in print registration or the brass knob finish should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192762392599,"sku":null,"price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_2_16136d2b-4fd5-4335-94d5-fa69845c1f2b.svg?v=1780680284"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.brahmcollection.com\/en-in\/collections\/jars.oembed","provider":"Brahm Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}