Ink and Watercolor Large Indian Yantra Type Drawing fish sculpture with teeth just the sort of irregularity

just the sort of irregularity that adds to my love of these sorts of pieces

A few nice old nails along the bottom edge with one patch of old surface cracking/chipping there

which feels straight from a German Expressionist woodblock print

but featuring George Washington and the like) which sold in a Skinner Auction a few years ago

On the underside of the base is a flat sheet of tin which would need to be removed if one wanted to extract coins

Ink and Watercolor Large Indian Yantra Type Drawing fish sculpture with teeth just the sort of irregularityI know next to nothing about this large black ink and watercolor drawing, which I purchased from a seller in India who deals largely in Sanskrit manuscripts; I just thought and think it would make a beautiful thing to stare at while deep in contemplation (or just zoning out.) I believe it would likely be best described as a Yantra drawing a mystical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions, used for the worship of deities