Harshingar Table Placements – The Celestial Flower at Table, Set of Six

Provenance

In Indian mythology, the parijata (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) does not belong to this world. The night-jasmine was said to have its origins in Indra’s heaven, brought to earth during the churning of the cosmic ocean. Each evening its blossoms open; by morning they have fallen — a cycle so precise it became associated with devotion, with the ephemeral, with the sacred moment between dusk and dawn.

The flower appears in Mughal botanical illustration with notable fidelity — catalogued in the margins of court manuscripts, depicted in the natural-world surveys that Mughal emperors commissioned. It appears in temple courtyards across the subcontinent, used in morning offerings, its fragrance marking a particular quality of Indian evening air.

The ‘Harshingar’ placements carry this botanical vocabulary to the dining table. Set of six, each piece individually handcrafted — the motif condensed to a daily surface, the ancient flower brought into the rhythm of the ordinary meal.

Disclaimer

• These placements are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour across a set are a natural feature of the process.
• Minor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.