# Hand-Painted Vietnam White Marble Saraswati with Veena and Book, 18in > An 18-inch Vietnam white marble Saraswati with veena and book on a lotus over a book-carved plinth, hand-painted in blue and gold. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/hand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-with-book-and-veena-18in **Business:** Tilak Mandirwala — made-to-order marble temples (mandirs), statues and decorative handicrafts. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded 2006. **How it works:** Each piece is carved to order by the independent master sculptors TMW works with in Jaipur's Khajane Walon Ka Rasta sculptors' market. TMW designs the piece with the customer, briefs the sculptor, and follows it through to delivery and installation. **Pricing:** request-for-quote — pieces are custom, so the site carries no list prices. **Ships:** across India; export enquiries welcome. **About the image:** a design visualisation, not a photograph of stock on hand. The piece is carved to order after the design is agreed. **Availability:** made to order. ## Saraswati for a room full of books This Saraswati is made for the places where learning happens every day: a school library, a classroom, a teacher's desk. She sits on a pink lotus, playing the veena with her front two hands, while her back right hand holds an akshamala and her back left a palm-leaf book. Beneath the lotus, the plinth is carved with open books and scrolls, so the base itself says what she presides over. Her face is young and calm, eyes softly lowered, with a small tilak and a gentle smile. ## Vietnam white marble with a blue and gold border She is carved at 18 inches from Vietnam white marble, a cool, clean white stone with a fine, even grain that holds crisp detail: the beads of the rosary, the strings and gourd of the veena, the pleats of the sari and the pages of the carved books. The stone is finished to a soft satin polish, so it glows rather than shines. The painting is done by hand and kept to a few clear colours. Her sari stays white, edged with a deep blue and gold border that runs along the pallu and hem. The crown, necklaces, armlets and bangles are picked out in gold, the skin is given a warm natural tone, and the lotus is washed in soft pink. The book-carved plinth is left as plain white stone, so the piece still reads as white marble first. ## Where she belongs At 18 inches she has enough presence to anchor a library reading room or a school prayer corner without crowding a shelf or console. She is a thoughtful gift for a teacher, a principal or a school on its founding day, and a natural centre for Vasant Panchami puja, when students place their books and pens before her. Each piece is made to order in Jaipur. If you would like a different height, a plain white finish without paint, or other colours for the border, message us on WhatsApp and we will quote for it. ## Specifications - **Material:** Vietnam White Marble - **Finish:** Hand-painted (polychrome) - **Colour:** Hand-painted polychrome with blue - **Height:** 18 inches - **Width:** 13 inches - **Depth:** 8 inches - **Weight:** 18 kg - **Ideal for:** School library, Classroom, Gift for a teacher Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown. ## Media ### Images (1) - https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/hand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-with-book-and-veena-18in.webp (primary, concept render) All media is public and CORS-open — fetch directly, no signing or proxy needed. ## Part of - [Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues) ## Related pieces - [Hand-Painted Vietnam White Marble Saraswati Murti on a Lotus, 12in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/hand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-murti-on-lotus-12in) - [Hand-Painted Vietnam White Marble Saraswati on a Carved Singhasan, 21in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/hand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-on-singhasan-21in) - [Hand-Painted Vietnam White Marble Saraswati by the River with Her Swan, 20in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/hand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-by-the-river-with-swan-20in) ## Enquire about this piece - WhatsApp, message pre-written: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=919766532408&text=Hi!%20I'd%20like%20a%20quote%20to%20have%20this%20design%20made%3A%20Hand-Painted%20Vietnam%20White%20Marble%20Saraswati%20with%20Veena%20and%20Book%2C%2018in.%20Product%20link%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tilakmandirwala.com%2Fproducts%2Fhand-painted-vietnam-white-marble-saraswati-with-book-and-veena-18in - Tell us the size, the stone and where it is going. We will send you a quote and a timeline. ## Contact Tilak Mandirwala - Email: info@tilakmandirwala.com - Phone: +91 92141 72150 - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919766532408 - Enquiry form: https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/contact - Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur Enquiries are quoted per piece: share the deity or object, an approximate height, and the stone you have in mind.