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Matki decoration: painted, mirror work and butter pot matkis

Matki decoration — an earthen matki painted in red and yellow with white dotted paisleys and a peacock feather on the front, a red cloth tied at the neck, hung high on a thick rope for the Dahi Handi, strings of marigold falling from it, seen from a low angle
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Reading 1Painted
Reading 2Mirror work
Reading 3Butter pot

Clay matkis decorated by hand for Janmashtami, the Dahi Handi or a school competition. The three designs are a red and yellow pot with white dotted paisleys, a pot covered in small mirrors with gold lace, and a pot brimming with white butter with a flute across its mouth. Each is shown hung high on a rope, standing on a school contest table, or in a close view. Type a different decoration and the same three views are drawn.

  • a matki for Janmashtami at home
  • a Dahi Handi decoration
  • a school competition entry
  • a reference for a matki decorator

Frequently asked questions

What do the three views show?
The pot hung high on a rope against a pale monsoon sky, the pot on a white-clothed school table, or a close view at the height of the pot with the background blurred.
What is on each finish?
The painted pot has red and yellow with white dots and paisleys. The mirror-work pot has small round mirrors, gold lace and kundan stones. The butter pot has white butter and a flute.
Can I ask for a different decoration?
Yes. Type the decoration you want and the same three views are drawn. The nine shown are the samples.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.