Country & Eastern stock an exciting array of artefacts and items from South East Asia. While most of our stock is available to purchase online through our shop, there are objects which due to either size or variations are only available for purchase in person at our shop located at The South Asia Collection in Norwich
Gifts
Country & Eastern offers a wide range of gift items, some of which are shown here. Our Gallery in Norwich is where we stock many unusual, decorative items.
Some of the ranges within Gifts include:
- Decorated boxes, plates and trays
- Napkin rings, coasters and small knobs
- Hand painted – papier mache, wood and metal items
- Candlesticks, hooks and hangers
- Metal or wooden figures, birds and animals
- Cards and paper items
Deities and Statues
Country & Eastern stock a very wide range of cast and lost wax Indian and Nepalese deities and other figures. Included are the following deities:
- Buddha
- Shiva
- Ganesh
- Lakshmi
- Vishnu
- Radha and Krishna
- Nataraja
- Hanuman
- Nandi
Printing Blocks
A major part of Country & Eastern’s stock comprises of wood block hand printed items from most of India’s textile printing centres. Country & Eastern collect old printing blocks including very fine blocks used in printing for embroidered Kashmiri shawls and clothing.
Prices range from £1.95 up to £25
Jewellery
Country & Eastern offers two ranges of silver jewellery. One range features semi-precious stones and the other plain silver.
We also sell a range of costume jewellery.
Everyday Objects
Country & Eastern stock a wide range of everyday objects from South Asia including:
- Spice boxes
Chapatti rolling pins are and boards - Temple ash containers
Board games - Tobacco boxes
Wooden bowls – all sizes - Mortars
Antique locks - Grain seeders
- Burmese lacquer bowls
- Medicine boxes
Furniture
Country & Eastern stock a limited range of distressed and painted furniture together with antique wooden and brass and iron bound chests.
Mirrors
We stock a large selection of mirrors
Paintings
Country & Eastern sell a range of framed and unframed pictures by artists from South Asia. They focus on traditional works of art including:
- Warli paintings
- Bhil paintings
- Gond paintings
- Pithora paintings
- Miniature paintings
- Santal paintings
- Khovar and Sohrai paintings from Jharkhand
