Riyaz Uddin turns to Bernard Boutet de Monvel’s portrait of Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, reinterpreting the celebrated image hand-painted across the surface of this tray. Painted in 1929, the portrait captures the Maharaja within the visual language of Art Deco, reflecting a period of exchange between India and Europe. The tray carries this meeting of portraiture, design and royal patronage into a contemporary object.