Sephalika Trivets – The Celestial Flower at Table, Set of Two
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Delivered from India | Estimated Delivery time: 2 to 3 weeks
Etymology
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Accent pieces involve intricate, time-intensive processes, moving through stages of shaping, finishing, and refinement. Materials and finishes may require time to settle, cure, or be sealed before dispatch, with slight variations based on conditions and workshop processes.
Approximate Making and Shipping Timeline:
Accent production: 2-3 weeks
Domestic delivery (within India): 3–5 days
International delivery: 1 week
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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 ‘Sephalika’ trivets translate this botanical vocabulary onto a domestic surface — a small carrier of a very old motif. Each piece is individually handcrafted; the pattern holds the flower’s detail in condensed, daily form.
Disclaimer
- These trivets 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.
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