{"product_id":"dhokra-lakshmi-maa-bust","title":"Dhokra Lakshmi Maa Planter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_6ta1u_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"0\"\u003eThis is a hand-cast brass \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"26\"\u003eLakshmi Maa planter, made by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"52\"\u003ea tribal artisan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"69\"\u003ein India using a technique that is over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"109\"\u003e4,000 years old — which can be a perfect fit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"141\"\u003e for your favourite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_6ta1u_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"177\"\u003etrailing greens or a small tulsi plant in your home\/pujaghar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte xbg\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis craft is called Dhokra — an ancient lost-wax metal-casting technique practised by tribal communities across central and eastern India. The artisan builds your piece entirely in beeswax by hand — every coil of the mane, every curve of the horse's form, pressed in by thumb and tool. That wax sculpture is wrapped in clay and fired. The heat melts the wax away, leaving a hollow cavity inside the clay in the exact shape of the piece. Molten brass is poured in to fill it. Once cooled, the clay mould is broken open by hand — and destroyed. No mould is ever used twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDhokra is GI-tagged — a Government of India certification that works like a protected designation of origin, similar to Champagne in France or Stilton in England. It is a guarantee of provenance: that this piece is authentic, made by tribal artisan communities using traditional methods passed down across generations. Not a factory. Not a machine. Hands that have carried this craft for 4,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSustainably Made, Naturally Rooted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrom the clay of the fields to the wax of the forests, every element is drawn from nature. No factories. No moulds replicated by machine. Just hands, tradition, and earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthically Sourced, Artisan-Centric\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWe work directly with the artists who make these pieces, ensuring fair compensation and honouring their craft. We never bargain with the hands that create magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"āsmi london","offers":[{"title":"15 inch height × 7.5 inch diameter","offer_id":57712720675147,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/2620\/8331\/files\/edited-image-2-2026-06-28T161850.147.jpg?v=1782659984","url":"https:\/\/asmilondon.com\/products\/dhokra-lakshmi-maa-bust","provider":"āsmi london","version":"1.0","type":"link"}