Perched on a topiary tree, a peacock enjoys the freedom of his palace garden. The bird and companions are sculpted from a single block of kadam wood. This astonishing statuette from Suresh and Devender Garg features an adult peacock with a smaller bird on its back and a third tiny peacock inside the latticed body. The exquisite birds were favorites with royal courtiers of the Mughal empire and figure widely in contemporary Indian art.
